— -- When Maplesville, Ala., opened a community storm shelter in 2007, some residents complained that it was a waste of money, says town clerk Sheila Haigler. That changed in April 2011 when a ...

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 ...

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 ...

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Residents in Sullivan County who installed a safe room after tornadoes in March of 2023, can now apply to receive a reimbursement for the installation cost. The ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS -- Never mind toasters, blenders and slow cookers. Joplin, Missouri, tornado survivors Kayla and Ricky Smith had a more practical request for a wedding gift -- shelter from the next big ...

*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 - ...

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 ...

The National Weather Service released an updated tornado watch at 5:57 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until 6 p.m. for Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe and Wilcox counties.

An updated tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 5:52 p.m. in effect until 6:30 p.m. for Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. "At 5:52 p.m., a severe ...

The warning was for Westmoreland County. “The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be ...