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4 Factors To Consider Before Building Your Above-Ground Storm Shelter

For the people living in tornado-prone regions, the months between March and June tend to be the worst. Places like Oklahoma, Normandy, and many others are in constant danger of tornados.

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3 Ways Safe Room Boost Your Home Value

There are many ways to boost your home’s value. You can remodel your kitchen, install new windows, or add a patio. But if you live in areas that come under tornado regions, such as Oklahoma and Normandy, building a storm safe shelter can add a lot of value to your home.

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Essentials and Valuables To Keep Inside A Safe Room

A safe room is a safe place where you can retreat during a natural disaster or other emergencies. In the event of an earthquake or tornado, the safest place to be is in the center of your home, away from glass, on a lower level, and away from any external walls, especially windows. If a safe room is going to be used as a shelter in the event of a disaster, it’s important to make sure that this room is stocked with the right supplies. A safe room isn’t intended for long-term living; it’s meant to provide temporary protection until help arrives. If you’re planning on using your safe room for more than 24 hours, consider adding basic provisions as well as storing your most valuable possessions.

Food

There should be enough food and water stored in the safe room so that everyone in your family can stay there for up to 72 hours without having to leave for more supplies. Water purification tablets are also helpful in case city water becomes contaminated after an emergency occurs.

First Aid Kit

This should contain bandages, scissors, antiseptic wipes, and other items needed to treat wounds. It’s also a good idea to have extra medicine such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen available. There should also be a fire extinguisher.

Information Tool

You’ll need a battery-powered radio or television with cable or satellite service so you can listen to updates on what’s happening outside.

Flashlight and Batteries

You’ll also need a flashlight, batteries, and candles. A flashlight will allow you to see once the lights go out because of an electrical outage or other disaster situation. Batteries should also be stored in case your flashlight runs out of power before you’re done using it.

Shelter from the Elements

Blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows will keep everybody warm during cold nights and rainy days when you’re holed up inside a safe room during an emergency.

Storing Valuables

You need to store your cash as well as precious metals and coins in the safe room. If you are a crypto investor, then you might have to store your hard wallets as well. You can also store firearms if they are legal as well as anything that holds sentimental value to you. You should also store your essential documents like your marriage and birth certificates.

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Storm Shelters in Oklahoma City, OK

A good quality shelter will keep you safe from most natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. At Oklahoma Shelters, we help people protect their families as well as their essential documents and other valuables. We provide FEMA-approved storm shelters, safe rooms, and underground bunkers that are affordable and don’t compromise on quality.

Contact us today for a free quote.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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3 Cleaning Hacks To Keep Your Storm Shelter Ready At All Times

Keeping your storm shelter clean is crucial for your safety and well-being. Fortunately, our storm shelters come with a 10-year warranty against corrosion and leaks, which takes that issue off your hands.

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What Exactly Do Storm Chasers Do—And Why We Need To Thank Them For It

You may have come across the term storm chaser at some point or the other and wondered what exactly that is. The name sounds too adventurous to be real—so it must be a euphemism for something more boring—right?

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3 Things People New To Oklahoma Should Be Aware Of

Oklahoma is a wonderful state in the mid-west. It’s perfect for families looking to raise their kids close to nature, urbanity and quality education, and plenty of fresh air and greenery. There are also opportunities for a higher standard of living, economic prosperity, and innovation.

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4 Tornado Safety Tips You Need to Teach Your Kids

Kids these days are smarter than their predecessors. They’re also living in a time of climate uncertainty and need to be equipped for emergency situations such as tornadoes. If you’re a resident of Oklahoma, you know the frequency and unpredictability of these weather events and how crucial it is to be prepared.

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Tornado Supply Checklist: All the Essentials You Should Have

Tornado season is upon us, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, and we’re all stumped for a solution, even though the residents of Oklahoma know the importance of staying indoors when necessary.

It’s important to have access to a storm safety shelter, whether it’s a local community shelter, an underground bunker, or garage shelter in your home for when a warning is issued.

More importantly, if you’re in charge of running a shelter or for managing it, even the one at home, you should always have certain supplies on hand.

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Science vs. Nature—How We Learned to Understand Tornadoes

Tornadoes have wreaked havoc for years, causing immeasurable destruction and loss of property and life. They’re one of nature’s most unpredictable phenomena, being concentrated in certain areas, especially in the United States.

However, despite the knowledge amassed, we’ve only just scratched the surface, because tornadoes aren’t a macro-level weather event. There is still a lot more to learn.

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