Safe rooms are a worldwide necessity. On Tuesday, November 22, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s Honshu island. Tsunami warnings were quickly put in place as residents were forced to evacuate immediately to higher ground. The epicenter of the quake was very close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which faced a meltdown scare during earlier earthquakes. According…
The safe room may not be so old, but weather prediction has been around for centuries. Even before Benjamin Franklin created the Old Farmer’s Almanac in 1792. While the data itself and the means for collecting it have changed rapidly over the last 100 years, its purpose is still the protection of lives and resources. From weather…
Perhaps one of the most devastating and violent forms of severe weather, tornadoes have become more and more common over recent years. Mirroring this rise in tornado occurrences is the rise in the popularity of safe rooms. Regions like the Great Plains of the United States are some of the most tornado-dense areas in the…
Hurricane Matthew recently had devastating effects on both Haiti and the east coast. It’s clear that proper alerts and preparation can mean the difference between life and death when severe weather strikes. We have written before about the recent changes in weather patterns and how they can affect your family. An increase in the severity and…
Indiana Hit By Tornadoes Again Just last week Indiana was devastated by a series of seven tornadoes. The Indiana tornadoes caused property damage that has not yet been totaled before the relatively same location was struck again. As this article is being written, Indiana is being hit by tornadoes, and a tornado watch is in…
When A “Safe Room” wasn’t Enough
Tornado Touches Down in Venice Italy There was a tornado reported in Venice, Italy on Wednesday July 8th, 2015. The tornado made contact around 5 pm local time and it left more than a dozen people injured in its wake. Rooted trees, damaged buildings, and vehicles lay in the path of the tornado. The tornado…
A massive tornado touched down in Fairdale, Illinois late in the evening on April 9th. Fairdale Illinois is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It inhabits roughly two hundred people within seven square blocks. This massive half-mile wide tornado ripped right through the center of town killing two people and…
Ohio has an opportunity for homeowners. The 2015 Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program is a random selection process developed by the Mitigation and Recovery Branch of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. This program provides a rebate to a select number of Ohio homeowners for the installation of above-ground or underground safe rooms. The program is application-based;…
Sadly, extreme storms caused tornadoes that wiped out a Nebraska town, killing two and injuring nineteen. Other areas were affected and damaged as well. Beware of more storms and flash floods, as more has been forecast by The Weather Channel.