Central Florida Tornado On January 17 at around 4 a.m. a tornado tore its way through Sarasota and Manatee Counties in south central Florida killing two people and injuring four children. The tornado was rated as an EF-2 by the National Weather Service with 127 mph winds. It ripped the house of two Steven and…
DetailsTwo Ways to be Prepared for an Emergency or Disaster When disaster or an emergency strikes you always want to be ready to protect those you love. You can get protection from severe weather with a bunker from U.S. Safe Room but it is what you keep inside that is so very important. To be…
Details“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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Are you on the route to extra safety when severe weather strikes? You have your US Safe Room as shelter in severe weather but now what? Take that extra step and be prepared when a tornado, or severe weather, strikes with this easy 3 step survival kit process. Step 1: The Box Get a sturdy medium sized…
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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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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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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…
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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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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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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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