Are Tornado Shelters Safe?

Tornado shelters are safe and secure for emergency and contingency plans. While storm-weary residents often seek cover in bathrooms, basements, and closets during tornados, only panelized-steel tornado shelters meet FEMA requirements for lasting protection. US Tornado Shelters engineers customizable safe rooms for small and significant populations. Although we specialize in community storm protection for contractors, warehouses, schools, and transient contracting crews, residential tornado shelters are also available for all floorplans.

What Are Tornado Shelters Made Of?

Tornado shelters are unlike other construction types. We engineer our industry-leading tornado shelters with 1/4″ steel paneling and fortified steel welds, offering maximum protection against 250-mile-per-hour winds. While not federally required, FEMA-compliant, safe tornado shelters protect workforces, schools, and employees from severe weather, domestic unrest, and changing climate patterns. Optional concrete bases reinforce shelter profiles, pillaring the storm shelter as a lasting bastion for onsite protection that doesn’t bend or break under immense pressure and duress.

What Sets Apart Your Safe Tornado Shelters?

Changing storm dynamics and shifting weather patterns necessitates creative engineering solutions without sacrificing structural integrity. Stronger storm systems with fiercer winds drive streamlined shelter designs with narrow, long profiles that evenly distribute cross-directional winds that topple higher structures. Our forward-thinking steel engineers mitigate wind sail with interior steel framing brackets and superb steel anchoring. Furthermore, narrow shelter designs encourage orderly entrances and quick sheltering with interior off-facing shelter benches. Auditing employee rolls during hectic tornado emergencies restores calmness during harried storm events.

Is a Tornado Shelter Safe From Debris?

No one likes feeling trapped. Claustorphobic-inducing tight quarters don’t engender warm and fuzzy thoughts in dark and gloomy worst-case storm scenarios. Many potential safe tornado shelter customers question debris covering shelter doors and escape hatches. While every backup plan needs a backup plan for mitigating residual storm fallout, a U.S. Tornado Shelter is the first and lasting line of defense against wind-driven debris. Protruding steel door frames and unique designs minimize debris trappings, which should be furthest from your mind when protecting what matters most.

Underground Bunkers vs Aboveground Safe Rooms. Which is Best?

Selecting the safest storm shelter impacts many populations for decades. Never sacrifice austerity and rigorous adherence to industry-leading standards for aesthetically appealing designs, although we also offer optional creature comforts for extended shelter stays. You may struggle with selecting either an underground bunker or aboveground safe rooms. Circumstances drive shelter design. Flood-prone areas should avoid underground bunkers, opting instead for aboveground safe rooms with elevated concrete bases. While outside storm shelters are a salient display of worker-valued protection, underground bunkers don’t skimp on safety. Moreover, bunkers are best for companies and residences with limited property footage.