by Leslie | Mar 30, 2021 | FEMA Safe Room Guidelines Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
How much are tornado shelters? Although price is one of the most important factors in choosing a storm shelter, it is not the MOST important. The most important thing to consider when you are looking to buy a tornado shelter is whether or not they are safe enough. You...
by Leslie | Jan 19, 2021 | Storm Shelter Comparisons Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Meet our newest above ground tornado safe room model. The Defiant is rated for 3 adults and is FEMA compliant to withstand EF-5 tornadoes. It measures 40′ x 40′ and is 6’8″ tall. If you are low on space this could be the perfect answer. This...
by Leslie | Nov 25, 2020 | Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Vaults and Cannabis Safes: Walk-in vault, walk in safe, security room, large property safe, and modular vault are just a few of the phrases used by companies, such as medical marijuana dispensaries and cannabis growers, looking to protect...
by Leslie | May 5, 2020 | Severe Weather in the News Blog, Storm Shelter Comparisons Blog
Blake in Tennessee decided to have his Lifesaver Workbench powder coated a silver gray rather than the standard white. It turned out amazing. He was kind enough to share some pictures of his safe room after installing it and we’re glad he did. He has even added...
by Leslie | Apr 11, 2020 | Choosing Your Safe Room Site Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Are you looking for a superior shelter to protect you from even the strongest EF-5 tornadoes? Look no further! Tornado Alley Armor safe rooms are EF-5 rated no matter where you install them. If you don’t have room in your garage or inside your home you should...
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 Leslie | Oct 23, 2019 | Storm Shelter Comparisons Blog
Tornado Alley Armor FEMA Compliant safe rooms can handle over tons of weight.
by Leslie | Sep 22, 2019 | Severe Weather Safety Tips Blog
What is the best way to move around after a tornado and how do you go about it? Most injuries happen after the tornado has passed, when people are attempting to rescue others or clean up debris. Nails, broken glass and collapsing structures are the visible hazards;...
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 Leslie | Aug 7, 2019 | National Storm Shelter Association Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
The best tornado shelters are the ones manufactured by Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms. Commonly referred to as a tornado shelter, storm shelter, or safe room; the shelters TAA manufacturers actually earn the “safe room” classification. Safe Room...
by Leslie | Aug 7, 2019 | Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
The Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program has doled out more funding. Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms exceeds all requirements for this program & are proud Producer Members in the National Storm Shelter Association. We’ve also passed an independent verification of...
by Leslie | Jan 12, 2019 | Choosing Your Safe Room Site Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Tornado Alley Armor safe rooms narrow design are perfect for the parking curbs in garages. Look how nicely our Defender 5 person safe room fits on the step up parking curb right next to the door to the home for easy access! It’s like getting a custom design...
by Leslie | Jan 6, 2019 | Choosing Your Safe Room Site Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Here’s one more example of how versatile our safe rooms are. When it came time to move, the Baliffs had us come in and uninstall their 5 person safe room. At the time they weren’t ready for it to be reinstalled so we stored it for them in our warehouse....
by Leslie | Nov 7, 2018 | Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Visit our Irving, TX safe room showroom! Any days and times are available upon request. Simply call us at 469-429-7889 to set up a time that works for you. We have 5 different EF-5 rated storm shelter models on display for you to try out. Stop by and decide which size...
by Leslie | Sep 21, 2018 | Severe Weather in the News Blog
Broken Arrow, OK is participating in the FEMA safe room rebate program. This storm shelter rebate will pay up to $2000 towards a safe room that is manufactured by a company that is approved to participate in FEMA rebates. Tornado Alley Armor meets these requirements...
by Leslie | Jun 29, 2018 | Choosing Your Safe Room Site Blog
Custom tornado safe room sizes and custom storm shelter installs truly are our specialty at Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms. If you’re building a new home or just remodeling an existing home we can help! We installed this custom safe room (46″ x 6′ x...
by Leslie | Jun 28, 2018 | Severe Weather in the News Blog, Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Charleston, West Virginia, and Knoxville, Tennessee be prepared for tornadoes! This week mother nature is picking on your area of the country and unleashing what could be very damaging tornadoes. Tornado Alley is now encompassing the...
by Leslie | Jun 5, 2018 | Tips from a Safe Room Professional Blog
Custom tornado storm shelter sizes are our specialty! Want a custom size or need a certain dimension for the area you want to put your safe room in? Give us a call and we’ll help you work out the solution. Here’s a great example. Our Lifesaver Workbench model’s...
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,...