Tornado Report: Latest Tornado Touchdowns and Storm Damage

Tornado Report: The Latest Tornado Reports and Severe Weather Impacts Date: June 11, 2025 Northwest Texas: Lubbock & Surrounding Communities (June 5–6, 2025) A storm system swept across northwest Texas, producing at least 21 confirmed tornado touchdowns across the Lubbock region. Residents endured hurricane-force winds up to 109 mph, softball-size hail, and dangerous flooding. West Carlisle…

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Survival Shelters

Survival shelters defy delayed and shortened onset life expectancies for storm survivors years following tornadoes and hurricanes. Disastrous storms kill and maim unsuspecting residents, hamper recovery and long-term sustainability, and diminish the quality of life for unprotected victims. While newscasters are morbidly obsessed with death tolls, fatalities, and injuries in catastrophe’s aftermath, temporary bumps in…

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Can a Brick House Survive a EF5 Tornado?

Although better constructed than most prefab homes, brick houses aren’t immune from destructive tornadoes. Most tornadoes have windspeeds exceeding 100 miles per hour, the structural limit for most stick-built and brick-and-mortar foundations. Brick homes, constructed of interlaying and overlapping pieces, are heavier and collapse more quickly when compromised, creating a hardened, crumbling house of cards…

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Backyard Tornado Shelters

“Not in my backyard” is a galvanizing rallying call for residents opposing polluting or noisy industries in their communities. The American tradition of dissent brings progress to neighborhoods while checking government powers for undue encroachments in our collective spheres of influence. Residents desire clean and safe townships away from unimagined catastrophes in far-flung areas seen…

Why Have There Been So Many Tornadoes Lately?

America has a tornado problem. So many tornadoes have touched down in the heartland that forecasters have likely lost count as they try to tally the score on America’s quickly-spinning storm odometer. Mother Nature is a heartless dealer in slinging dark-clouded, slowly descending funnel clouds onto the storm-ravaged communities below. Deadly storms have killed more…

Oklahoma tornado shelter

Oklahoma Tornado Shelter

Although Oklahoma experiences more than 50 tornadoes annually, 2024 tipped the destructive scales by unleashing 152 recorded touchdowns. Oklahoma is in the heart of Tornado Alley. Stronger storms from worsening climate change effects will become the norm. An Oklahoma tornado shelter prevents storm-weary Sooners from packing up and looking for calmer fields like their ancestors.…

Netflix 2011 Joplin tornado

Netflix Revisits 2011 Joplin Tornado

Netflix is prepping America for storm season with its newly released documentary, “The Twister: Caught In The Storm,” featuring previously unseen amateur storm footage of the 2011 Joplin tornado. The killer tornado claimed more than 150 lives, destroying more than 4,000 homes, as it ripped and roared across the city, leaving unprecedented damage. While more…

Small Family Storm Shelter

Small Family Storm Shelter

Ready for some quality time? Although everyone’s family drives up the wall, frequent severe weather helps us all stay grounded during storm season. Small family storm shelters are a gentle reminder of what matters most: protection for loved ones with worsening weather patterns. While you might yammer on at the office about unruly or ungrateful…

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Rent-to-Own Storm Shelters

Rent-to-own storm shelters have a defined niche in the tornado protection market. Not every storm dilemma needs a permanent solution. Although permanent safe rooms better safeguard families and small companies, temporary tornado shelters are best for larger commercial projects subject to frequent relocations. While U.S. Safe Room doesn’t offer rent-to-own storm shelters, our financing options…