What is Tornado Alley? Tornado Alley interesting facts
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 "Armor" and...
Tornado Safe Rooms don’t have to be boring white…. spice yours up with a custom color!
Heather in Parker, TX decided to have us powder coat her Rampart 7 person safe room grey. This way her tornado safe room coordinates with shelving in her garage. It was a great idea and looks wonderful in her garage. With Tornado Alley Armor Safe...
What’s the most important thing to look for when shopping for a tornado storm shelter?
By far the most important question to ask when shopping for a tornado shelter is "Are you a member of the National Storm Shelter Association?"NSSA Producer Members (like us) are your only assured way to know that the shelter is in fact FEMA compliant and...
DIY Do It Yourself Tornado Safe Room Customer Install
Before and After. We delivered the Gutierrez family their Rampart 7 person safe room. They took care of the assembly themselves, then had Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms come back to do the anchoring. You don't have to completely DIY if you're...
I’m looking for an above ground tornado storm shelter that I can take with me when I move. Can you help me?
With Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms your storm shelter investment can travel when you do. With Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms, a couple of wrenches is all that’s needed to disassemble your tornado safe room and take it with you. The...
I see videos on tornado shelters going through impact testing, but what about going through 250+ simulated winds?
I see all the videos on tornado shelters going through the impact tests, but what about your storm shelter actually going through 250+ simulated winds? Impacts are the greatest threat to your survival...small, javelin-like objects travelling at high velocity,...
How can the bolts in your bolt together tornado storm shelter actually hold together in high winds since it’s not welded?
Physics. Unlike virtually every other safe room manufacturer we use only Grade 8 hardened fasteners, much harder than standard bolts and fittings. It's the same grade of hardness used when constructing bridges and high rise buildings. They are actually much harder...
DIY Do-It-Yourself Above Ground Safe Room Customer with Closet Installation
We love hearing about our customer's experiences with our NSSA verified EF-5 Rated Safe Rooms. Read on to hear what Frank O. had to say about his Tornado Alley Armor DIY installation... Name Frank O Message Very nice innovative product that can be installed in a...
What is a tornado watch?
Do you ever get confused when the meteorologist starts talking about tornado watches and tornado warnings? It can be hard to tell the difference if you aren't used to hearing either one mentioned. A tornado watch is issued by the National Weather Service when...
Do you have pictures of a safe room after a tornado? Have any of your tornado storm shelters been through a tornado?
We get that question quite a bit. The short answer is none yet. We've had several near misses but no direct hits yet. However, many of the pictures you see of shelters that are in tornado debris have likely not experienced F5 forces, otherwise they're be nothing...