Intruder Alert!

“Intruder Alert” “Intruder alert!” is a phrase that has been said on countless home security commercials but it is a phrase you never what to hear inside your own home. Especially while you are enjoying quality time with your family. Did you know that about 3 million burglaries happen every year? U.S. Safe Rooms not…

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Flooded area where cars are parked, due to a hurricane.

Car Flooding

With a combination of torrential rains, extreme winds, flying debris, and tidal surges, hurricanes can do a lot of damage not only to you, but your property as well. Hurricanes can cause widespread damage to coastal communities and bring flooding hundreds of miles inland. When thinking of a hurricane, people often think about the immediate…

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An american flag stands above a destroyed homestead, storm shelters save lives.

How do Tornadoes Form?

For the amount of tornadoes that hit the United States every year, scientists still know very little about how they form and die out. The largest tornadoes are formed from a supercell thunderstorm. A supercell thunderstorm needs the same ingredients as a regular thunderstorm which includes warm moist air near the ground and then cold…

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Severe Weather Storm Shelters by U.S. Safe Room

Gentry Tornado

The National Weather Service is investigating the Gentry tornado in Arkansas on Thursday (July 9th) which left behind significant damage. The city is beginning its recovery by assessing all of the damage and doing general city cleanup. The storm barreled through the city with winds up to 70 miles per hour which was able to…

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NC tornadoes landing in the background, as a couple stand in the foreground watching.

Lee’s Summit Tornadoes

A city about 20 miles southeast of Kansas City was struck by two tornadoes on Wednesday, July 1st. The city of Lee’s Summit is beginning the recovery by assessing the structural damage and general city cleanup throughout the community. The National Weather Service came in on Thursday morning and confirmed that two tornadoes had touched…

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Hurricane Irene space image taken by nasa.

Hurricane Season

In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made a statement about this year’s upcoming hurricane season. They made a prediction that this hurricane season will not have the normal number of hurricanes. Due to the water currents, the number of hurricanes should be “below normal.” Even though the hurricane season may not have…

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Basic Survival Checklist

Everyone is a little different in the way they want to plan for a survival situation. Some people are more defensive oriented, buying guns and ammunition. Others are more sustainably oriented, and focused on energy and food. This list may not suit everyone’s prepping style but it does include the basic needs for survival. These are some…

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