ORLANDO, Fla. – Whipping winds and rain can last for hours during a storm. With the threat of tornadoes, power outages and flying debris, conditions can quickly deteriorate with limited warning. Would ...

Under FEMA guidelines, residential safe rooms can only be as large as 14 feet square before they become less protective. It is often easiest to incorporate the safe room into home design during the ...

FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - Foley is moving ahead with plans to build a safe room to shelter first responders during a hurricane or other disaster. The Foley City Council has approved a plan of the planned ...

JEFF DAVIS, La. (KPLC) - When a hurricane hits, officials need to be on the ground and ready to go as soon as possible. So, a hurricane shelter is on its way to Jeff Davis Parish to help quicken ...

FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Foley City Council is looking for bids to build a safe room for first responders in the area in case of disasters. Mother accused of taking daughter from Orange Beach to ...

For the 22 families in Jackson who lost homes on May 6 to tornadoes, federal officials are in town for a few days this week to ask them to consider one potentially life-saving change as they rebuild - ...

The powerful tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., last week left scenes of devastation and sorrow in its wake. More than 1,200 homes were reported as damaged or destroyed, and the monetary damage ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - On Thursday, Panama City Beach Council Members approved an agreement with the Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) to add a “safe room” to the city’s ...