LUBBOCK, Texas — Most people will never experience a direct hit from a tornado, according to the National Weather Service.

Above-ground tornado shelters can result in lower construction costs and are often more accessible than traditional underground bunkers. While the exact number of homes with sufficient storm ...

Here's why their tornado shelters and safe rooms are considered ... these shelters offer the same level of safety as underground options while providing easier accessibility for families, seniors ...

The 2024 severe weather season was the busiest locally in quite some time. It included an outbreak of tornadoes on Arbor Day ...

During tornado season, forecasters try to get the word out about ... The ideal places to take shelter are enclosed, underground shelters and basements, or a safe room above ground that’s designed to ...

Ryan Hagan and Buddy Rolley in Muhlenburg County buried a van in their yard to use a storm ... get the van underground. And it came in handy: They used it Wednesday night to take shelter as ...

going underground is always going to be the safest. If your apartment building has a storm shelter, that would be the safest location. To put it simply, the lower you go and the further from ...

During tornado season, forecasters try to get ... The ideal places to take shelter are enclosed, underground shelters and basements, or a safe room above ground that's designed to withstand ...

Do not remain in a mobile home.Go to a neighbor's house, underground shelter or a nearby permanent structure. Most tornadoes can destroy even tied-down mobile homes. Tornado rule of thumb ...

“While Alabama does not require individual storm shelters to be registered, I think if we look at the damage that we saw in our neighboring states that it’s important for first responders to know if ...