Despite desperate pleas from social advocacy groups nationwide, mass shootings – particularly on school and college campuses – have become an all too comfortable and chilling reality. On the last day of classes at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the idyllic southern campus was rocked with loud bursts of gunfire. A campus lockdown…
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…
December Tornado: Marion County, Mississippi Tornado season may exist, but tornadoes can happen at any time. We expect tornadoes to occur most often in spring or summer, because that’s the duration of tornado season. Which means they can’t happen any other time of year. Right? Wrong. Tornadoes can happen in winter. And they have. Marion…
Murphysboro, Illinois has suffered more fatalities from a single storm than any other city. March 18, 1925–a time when most of us weren’t even glimmers in our grandfathers’ eyes. A tornado struck the Plains states with winds in excess of 300 mph. The damage? 695 people dead. More than 2000 injuries. 15,000 Plains homes destroyed.…
December tornadoes? Yes, they exist. December tornadoes are a rare phenomenon, the likes of which happened this year in Harper County, Kansas. This was the first such occurrence in this area since 1956, according to local weather officials, and it had winds of up to 85 miles per hour. Officials ranked the tornado an EF0–but…
Tornadoes in North Carolina can be devastating. The destructive nature of NC tornadoes has left many families with their homes destroyed. Fatalities and serious injuries are even more grievous when you know they could be avoided. A tornado is a force of nature. Don’t let it be a tragedy. NC tornadoes of 2014 have caused…
Certain areas in the United States have tornadoes on their mind. That’s because tornadoes can be a constant threat. The only way to achieve total peace of mind is to equip your home with a tornado shelter that meets FEMA specifications. We can help you there. No matter what time of year it is, safety…
Have you heard of tornado clusters? You can picture it. Tornadoes have been occurring in more compact time-frames than they have in the past. According to USA Today, the number of tornadoes each year hasn’t really changed…but the number of days with tornadoes has lessened. The result is tornado clusters. Basically: When tornadoes hit, a lot of them…
FEMA regulations regarding flood plain insurance may now cost Pilger residents their homes. Since Pilger lies in a flood plain, they are not allowed to have basements, otherwise they must pay costly flood plain insurance fees. Many Pilger residents used their basements as lifesaving tornado shelters during the twin tornado catastrophe, which creates a lose-lose scenario for many home-owners.
Storm chasers caught footage of one of the infamous Pilger tornadoes. The video is incredible, yet immensely terrifying, and depicts a storm with power that is unimaginable. The video catches the storm picking up and tossing an entire house, which is a testament to the storm’s strength. Protect your family from future natural disasters with our range of life protection products.