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2. Storm cellar - Wikipedia

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   There are several different styles of storm cellars. There are the generic underground storm/tornado cellar, also called storm or tornado shelters, as well as the new above-ground safe rooms. A "cellar" is an underground unit, but for the sake of the specified use of a "storm cellar" to protect one from high-wind storms, it seems relevant to ...

3. What To Do During A Severe Storm If You Live In A Home ... - AOL

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   For those of you without a basement at home, school or office, the safest place to take refuge is in a windowless room at the center of the building on the ground floor. Often, this turns out to ...

4. Earth shelter - Wikipedia

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   An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch) An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, [1] earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth against the walls and/or on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground.

5. Oklahoma storm shelter checklist: How to prepare, what to ...

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   Here's what you need to know to prepare your storm shelter and go-bag in case you need to take shelter during a tornado. Oklahoma storm shelters: Prepare now for severe weather. The Oklahoma State ...

6. Blast shelter - Wikipedia

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   Blast shelters are a vital form of protection from nuclear attacks and are employed in civil defense. There are above-ground, below-ground, dedicated, dual-purpose, and potential blast shelters. Dedicated blast shelters are built specifically for the purpose of blast protection (see bunker). Dual-purpose blast shelters are existing structures ...

7. SPS now has 18 storm shelters with five more planned. When ...

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   Storm shelters will also be added at Cowden and Holland elementary schools and the Pershing, Pipkin and Reed middle school projects.

8. Couple watches as storm shelter lifts out of garage during storm

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   Storm shelter experts say if installed improperly, just a small amount of ground water under a shelter is enough to pop it loose. Ronnie and his wife live just blocks away from the path of ...

9. Stilt house - Wikipedia

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   While frozen, it provides a stable foundation. However, if heat radiating from the bottom of a home melts the permafrost, the home goes out of level and starts sinking into the ground. Other means of keeping the permafrost from melting are available, but raising the home off the ground on stilts is one of the most effective ways.