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 than 30 people nationwide this spring, and storm season began only a few weeks ago. It’s not as if Tornado Alley asked for the affliction, but Midwestern and Deep South residents are torn between desolation and weary trepidation that a welcomed reprieve will come. The weekend’s complex storm system fired a speedball of ceaseless flash flooding and deadly tornadoes from Mississippi and Kentucky to all points due east. While rescue crews frantically dash to water-logged townships across the Deep South, authorities say the storms killed at least 16 people. Heavy rains swelled rivers and streams beyond their capacities, killing at least 10 people in Tennessee and several children between the ages of five and nine in unspecified weather-related events.
Americans love quick and easy fixes, but panicking and living precariously unprepared ultimately brings more death than relief. Investing in lasting storm protection isn’t a superficial or light-hearted undertaking, as buyer’s remorse becomes palpable when the discounted Big Box one-size-fits-all flimsy storm shelter is ill-equipped to handle ignominious twisters. Storm dynamics and frequency are changing. Due diligence in research and investment will save lives when instilling comfort and safety for decades. Most wholesale tornado shelters pair poorly with unique residences that weren’t initially designed to incorporate the rising propensity for calamitous storm destruction. Although underground bunkers are superior than most traditional models, many homeowners fail to realize their home is located in a flood zone, making their ill-advised shelter purchase a watery tomb waiting to submerge their hopes of refuge while depleting their checking accounts. Other shelter shoppers don’t take into account growing pains and spatial dimensions until installation when to their horror, they quickly realize their tornado safe room won’t fit into its designated space or underestimate their family’s safety needs.
Our Customizable EF5 Aboveground Tornado Safe Rooms Offer Lasting Strength and Protection From Tornadoes, High-Winds, Flying Debris and Domestic Unrest. Each Shelter is Engineered to Your Home’s Footprint and Structural Needs. Never Settle for Big Box Chain Shelters. Invest in Customized Protection.
What Causes Frequent Tornadoes?
The United States leads the world in tornadoes. Low atmospheric pressure envelops Midwestern communities sitting at an impasse of cold and warm air collisions that spawn tornadoes from early spring to late fall. But twisters aren’t the only threat sounding alarm bells in Tornado Alley. With conditions ripe for so many tornadoes, heavy rains and flooding is also inevitable as the lumbering storms tread eastward without losing intensity, depositing more precipitation and heavy winds in the Deep South and Ohio River Valley. No community is safe from destructive weather, as frequent twisters becomes an unnerving reality with Climate Change leading the charge.
Will a Basement Save You From an EF5 Tornado?
A basement, bathroom, or inner closet should be a last resort for tornado protection. While hunkering down behind thick concrete foundations or within reinforced bathrooms with metal piping and frame-outs can protect families from weaker storms, only steel-gauge tornado shelters offer superior safeguards from more powerful twisters. US Safe Room’s engineers design all customized shelters to withstand 250-mile-per-hour wind speeds and flying debris. Furthermore, our shelters are unique as they are safe. We customize each shelter to your specifications while evaluating your home structural integrity so a steel safe room is always a welcomed addition to any family needing lasting protection.
What is the Best Shelter for a Tornado?
Steel always outperforms brick-and-mortar in protecting residents. We’ll save you the tired sales spiel of having the “best shelter on the market.” The proof is in the details and in a long line of satisfied clients, including personal residences, manufacturing facilities, and schools. We have a diverse line of shelter options perfect for any application and every imaginable storm scenario. Our above-ground, standalone tornado shelters and safe rooms are ideal for residences short on space, but within walking distance of living area for prompt emergency evacuation. Moreover, our shelters range in size from the economical 4′-x-4′ utilitarian model to spacious community bunkers that protect more than 100 people. Novice DIY’ers can also retrofit panelized safe rooms into existing closets, spare bedrooms, or unused living space, offering unbeatable protection at an affordable price.
Can Tornado Shelter Withstand F5?
A superior engineered and properly installed US Safe Room tornado shelter can withstand Mother Nature’s worse. We subject each shelter model to rigorous testing while simulating high-wind scenarios, including firing heavy wood to the shelter door, ensuring lasting strength under persistent duress. While Googling “cheap tornado shelters” will produce several affordable options, most Big Box brands are poor substitutes for customized storm protection. Name brand shelters found at hardware and bulk retail stores are limited in scope and size, leaving larger families with unique needs underprepared for high winds and collapsing trees. Most retail shelters skimp on material selection, substituting composite and alloy materials for perennial steel. Moreover, several Big Box brands are not engineered to your community’s building codes and requirements, making your shelter choice obsolete before it ever makes to your residence. Even worse, most commercial shelters don’t come with a reassuring warranty and a lackluster customer service experience will leave your family craving more for strength and lasting protection.
US Safe Room’s steel-rated tornado shelters never cut corners. We manufacture each safe room to your specifications and budget. A free initial consultation allows our building advisors to recommend the shelter ideal for your family’s size and safety needs. We never fabricate the same shelter twice, as endless customization ensures your home is equipped with a compliant, well-built, and superior tornado safe room for every season. Furthermore, we will never try to upsell your superfluous accessories or try to drive up margins with exorbitant sizing that’s a poor fit for your home’s footprint. Selecting the ideal tornado shelter isn’t like shopping for a used car – our models come fresh off the factory floor with uncompromisable building principles, well-designed for countless worst-case scenarios that won’t break-down or crumble while high winds test your home’s sturdy foundations.
