by Leane | Mar 2, 2020 | Severe Weather in the News Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
That depends on who you ask. Meteorologists from AccuWeather are calling for “more than double the average number of tornadoes in the U.S.” for the month of March in 2020 and a dramatic increase of “10 to 30 percent more tornadoes than average in May.” ...
by Leane | Aug 30, 2019 | Severe Weather Safety Tips Blog
Look at these two pictures. The black and white photo was taken in 1884. This is said to be the oldest known photo of a tornado. Photo provided by Nate Mayes. This was taken 22 miles southwest of Howard, South Dakota on August 28, 1884. These pictures of...
by Leane | Aug 29, 2019 | Severe Weather Safety Tips Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Are there ways to know a tornado is coming? A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds. A dark, often greenish sky indicates potential hail and other tornado conditions. Before a...
by Leane | May 31, 2018 | Severe Weather in the News Blog
These pictures of tornadoes are taken more than 100 years apart. There are a lot of things that changed over the course of the years that helped improve the quality of the more recent picture; more knowledge behind how to take a picture, better cameras and technology,...
by Leane | Jun 16, 2017 | Storm Shelter Comparisons Blog
I want to use my storm shelter as a property safe when I’m not using it to hide from tornadoes, does the door have a lock on it? Yes, all of our tornado safe rooms come standard with a key lock on the outside handle. If you want a little more security we also have an...
