by Leslie | Oct 11, 2017 | FEMA Safe Room Guidelines Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
#NCTCOG or N. C. T. C. O. G. will send you a safe room rebate packet if you are picked from the wait list to receive a safe room rebate. The North Central TX Council of Governments is no longer accepting applications for the storm shelter rebate program, but if you...
by Leslie | Sep 12, 2017 | FEMA Safe Room Guidelines Blog
Some 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 other towns in Washington County, OK you could be in luck! Washington County Emergency Management...
by Leslie | Apr 29, 2016 | FEMA Safe Room Guidelines Blog, National Storm Shelter Association Blog, Severe Weather in the News Blog, Severe Weather Safety Tips Blog, Storm Shelter Comparisons Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Tornado Alley is an area of the United States that is prone to experience tornadoes. Tornado Alley is also the name we at Tornado Alley Armor get called by quote often. Because our name is so long a lot of the time people leave off the word...
by Leane | Sep 7, 2015 | FEMA Safe Room Guidelines Blog
Tornadoes are rated by the amount of damage they cause. Because it is practically impossible to accurately measure a tornado by wind speeds, Dr. T. Theodore Fujita developed the Fujita Tornado Damage Scale (F-Scale.) This scale provides an estimate of the wind speeds...
by Leslie | Sep 1, 2015 | FEMA Safe Room Guidelines Blog
I’m trying to compare the difference between the NSSA – National Storm Shelter Association- certification you have and the ATSA – American Tornado Shelter Association- certification I have seen on other safe rooms. Can you explain the...
by Leslie | Oct 14, 2014 | FEMA Safe Room Guidelines Blog
Q: How is it that a house will be ripped off the concrete slab foundation but a tornado shelter won’t? A: Houses lift off their slabs because they’re made of wood & brick and anchored every 4 feet or so. They are not designed to withstand EF-5 250 mpg winds...
