by Leslie | May 7, 2022 | Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Washington County FEMA Safe Room Grant recipients! Over 100 residents in Washington County, OK are receiving FEMA grant money to assist in purchasing a tornado safe room. If you live in Copan, Bartlesville, Ramona, as well as any other cities in Washington County, OK...
by Leslie | May 2, 2022 | Storm Shelter Comparisons Blog
We recently had a customer ask us: How thick is the steel in your Tornado Alley Armor safe rooms? Answer: Regarding our steel, you’ll likely be comparing apples to oranges. Unlike nearly all other manufacturers, we use HOT ROLLED ASTM 1011-CS Type B 10-gauge...
by Leslie | Apr 17, 2022 | Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Do you have a small area at the front of your garage similar to this one? Sometimes these “parking curbs” run the entire width of the garage. Sometimes they are on the side of the garage. Most of the time our 3 person Champion safe room and our 5 person...
by Leslie | Mar 21, 2022 | FEMA Safe Room Guidelines Blog
Not every company rates their sizes the same way. At Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms we always use FEMA guidelines in everything we do. FEMA suggests you should have 3 square feet per adult, so going by that guideline the Champion safe room is a 3 adult size. Something...
by Leslie | Mar 9, 2022 | Severe Weather in the News Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
The Shoham family in Ft Meyers, Florida were very lucky when they had a tornado blow through their neighborhood. They locked themselves in their Tornado Alley Armor safe room and were protected while riding out the storm. Some of their neighbors weren’t so...
