Both cost and the unlikelihood of a strong tornado striking the McLennan County region are the main deterrents to building safe rooms in local schools. Chris Huckabee, president of Huckabee Inc., said ...

As storm season approaches, safety is on the minds of Oklahomans. If a tornado heads your way, what is your plan to keep you, your family and your pets safe? For many, the answer is a storm shelter or ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Seeking refuge from violent storms, schools are building tornado safe rooms for students and their community. A 2009 wind storm - ...

Phase one of the Statewide Residential Safe Room Grant Program has begun. From a lottery drawing, the Mississippi Emergency ...

OF KEEPING YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES SAFE. DURING SEVERE WEATHER. YOU’LL SOMETIMES HEAR US TELL YOU TO GET IN YOUR SAFE ROOM. BUT DO YOU KNOW THE SAFEST PLACE IN YOUR HOME OR APARTMENT? METEOROLOGIST ...

In the aftermath of a devastating tornado two years ago, the Joplin City Council in southwest Missouri considered several code and policy changes for homes but ultimately decided against a safe room ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Sensing a “void of issues” facing the 2014 Iowa Legislature, an eastern Iowa lawmaker will propose a one-time $20 million appropriation to help schools and mobile home parks build ...

School Superintendent Andy Adams always felt uneasy when storms headed toward his tiny southwest Missouri community. If one hit during school, would the 1934 building be able to keep his kids safe, or ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) announced Tuesday that it will be opening two safe room locations in the event of a tornado warning in the area. The announcement comes as the Mid ...

The National Weather Service released an updated tornado watch at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until 6 p.m. for Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lowndes, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools is still silent after WREG asked them why the safe room, a place the community is supposed to be able to go during severe weather, apparently wasn’t open ...

On Monday at 4:53 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated tornado warning in effect until 5:45 p.m. for Choctaw County. "At 4:53 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado ...