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Tornado & Hurricane Safe Rooms FAQs

When it comes to the safety of you and your family, you should never leave anything up to chance. At FamilySAFE, we’re passionate about providing the best EF5-tested above ground and underground tornado shelters and safe rooms to our clients. In this blog, we’ll take a look at some common tornado and hurricane safe room…

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Learn about the Fujita Tornado Damage Scale and how our storm shelters can keep you safe

What is the Fujita Tornado Damage Scale?

Every tornado that touches down and causes damage feels equally as terrifying as the next, but at the end of the day, we know that each tornado that does touch down is rated through the Fujita Tornado Damage Scale and given a severity grading. For those of us living in Tornado Alley, we focus very…

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See how our tornado shelters stack up against the competition

Calming Your Pets During a Tornado

Having an storm shelter in your house is easily one of the best things that you can do to ensure that you and your family are safe when the next tornado hits. We’ve mentioned in a few of our blogs that there are plenty of ways that you can calm your children and family down…

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See how we're the leaders in the storm shelter industry

And the Award for 2017 Tornado Leader Goes to…

Tornadoes are not an uncommon natural disaster, and all things considered, the tornadoes of 2017 have not been able to take the the credit for being the most heartbreaking natural disasters this year. While tornadoes haven’t been the main focus with natural disasters, there have been a pretty insane number of tornadoes. In fact, some…

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Keep your children safe with a custom tornado shelter

Keeping Your Children Calm During a Tornado

Tornadoes are pretty scary. Between the commotion of making sure that everyone is safe, ensuring that you have everything that you need, and actually getting to your shelter, it can be a pretty overwhelming time. This is often the case for adults, but it is even more intimidating and scary for young children that you’re…

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Learn about essential items for your custom storm shelter

Essential Items for Your Storm Shelter

If you are located in tornado alley or its surrounding areas, you know just how dangerous mother nature can be. Weather can change on a moment’s notice, leaving many unprepared during a dangerous and stressful situation. While it is important to have a proper storm shelter to keep you and your family safe from the…

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Learn about the top five states that need custom tornado shelters

Top 5 States That Get Hit by Tornadoes

If you live in tornado alley, then you may know about the states surrounding you that are also hit by tornadoes. While you may be familiar with those states and the weather that rolls through them, you might be surprised by the states that are hit the most by tornadoes. At FamilySAFE Shelters, we do…

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Learn how to not get stuck in a storm shelter

Tips to Avoid Getting Stuck in a Shelter

So, you’ve invested in a storm shelter, located conveniently in your garage, and by every meaning of the phrase you have followed instructions step-by-step, in a textbook manner. If you’ve kept up with our blog posts from FamilySAFE Shelters, then you’ve likely stocked it properly and have ensured that you and your family will be…

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Learn about foods and liquids to keep in your custom tornado shelter

Food and Water to Keep in Your Tornado Shelter

If we understood how long every storm that came through would last, or what type of damage they’d do, storms wouldn’t be nearly as terrifying as they are. After being through one or two storms, it goes without saying that we all want to ensure we have covered all of our bases before the next…

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Learn about above ground storm shelters and below ground storm shelters

Above Shelters vs. Underground Shelters

FamilySAFE Shelters is dedicated to providing high-quality tornado shelters to the Oklahoma City area, and it’s something that we take pride in. After seeing the destruction that rolls through the town every time a tornado comes in, we were determined to provide the individuals living in the area with the protection that they needed during…

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