Can tornado storm shelters be enlarged?
Tornado Alley Armor's safe rooms can be! Sometimes our customers are curious about what size of safe room they should get because they are not yet finished growing their family, but they are not ready financially or spatially to purchase a larger shelter. Not a...
I can’t climb stairs anymore. Will I be able to get in your storm shelter?
As we get older stairs get to be an issue for lots of us. It’s just a fact of life. We will all age and eventually stairs could be hard to go up and down. With Tornado Alley Armor you don’t have to worry about being able to climb down stairs into a cramped storm...
How are tornadoes rated? What does EF-5 mean?
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...
Trying to compare the difference between the NSSA certification Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms has and the ATSA certification seen on other tornado shelters and storm shelters?
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 differences? The National...
What kind of warranty can I get on a tornado storm shelter?
At Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms, we stand behind our product and we want our customers to be 100% satisfied. For life! We offer a LIFETIME warranty on all components of your properly installed safe room which maintain structural damage caused by actual tornado...
Does a green sky mean that a tornado is coming?
Growing up in Oklahoma, I have seen a green sky more than a few times and there is normally a strong storm following. I never really knew why, but I always knew that when the sky turned green, it was time to go inside and turn on the weather channel. For hundreds of...
When searching for Tornado Alley Armor use all 3 words in our name to pull up the correct website
Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms is a NSSA Verified 100% FEMA Compliant storm shelter company with proof of being 100% FEMA Compliant. Some will SAY they are FEMA compliant but not really be, and if you ask them for independent proof they won’t be able to provide it....
NCTSR North Central Texas Safe Room Rebate Program Recipients Tornado Alley Armor Safe Rooms Can Help!
If you were lucky enough to sign up early and have been accepted into the program then congratulations! Tornado Alley Armor will be happy to help you through the details, and also with selecting which safe room is best for your family. As a Producer Member in the...
What kind of steel do you use in your tornado storm shelters? How does that compare to plate steel, cold rolled, or other types of steel used in storm shelters?
There's more than meets the eye with our choice of steel. While nearly all others use cold rolled A36 plate steel at 3/16" or even 1/4" thickness, we chose a different strategy. Our steel is hot rolled 10 gauge 1011-CS Type B, which means it has been tempered to give...
What if I am driving and I see a tornado coming, is a highway overpass really the safest place to take shelter?
Q: What if I am driving and I see a tornado coming, is a highway overpass really the safest place to take shelter? A: If you are driving and see a tornado coming, the best thing you can do is evacuate your car and seek shelter. Do NOT try to outrun the...