The NASCAR -type safety cage inside our storm shelter is on 2’ centers or less and can hold the weight of about 25 midsize cars. Our above ground tornado shelter is easy to finish out in new construction with only a 2.5 inch loss per side and is bullet resistant to all normal (class-three) handguns and shotguns. This means our above ground tornado shelter can also be used as a panic room in case of emergencies.
Our storm shelters have stood up to tornado strength forces, and not just in rigorous lab testing either. Since we began building storm shelters in 1998, our storm shelters have been through numerous tornadoes, including a dozen direct hits from EF4 and EF5 strength storms. Each time, our shelters never budged. These reliable shelters are still in the field today, continuing to provide their owners with peace of mind and tornado protection they can count on.
Our tornado shelters are tested to withstand EF5 level winds at Texas Tech University and meet or exceed the criteria in FEMA P-320 (FEMA, 2008a) and FEMA P-361 (FEMA, 2008b). See our Tornado Shelter FAQ for more information.
