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  2. Storm cellar - Wikipedia

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    A storm shelter or storm cellar is a type of underground bunker designed to protect the occupants from severe weather, particularly tornadoes. They are most frequently seen in the Midwest (" Tornado Alley ") and Southeastern (" Dixie Alley ") United States where tornadoes are generally frequent and the low water table permits underground livings .

  3. This map may save lives when there's a tornado threat - AOL

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    "The safest option is always to seek shelter in a sturdy structure, especially underground," Clark said. "This can be achieved if the tornado is visible at a far distance and there is light ...

  4. 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado - Wikipedia

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    Several homes to the southwest of Hackleburg were swept away as the tornado moved to the northeast, where it would rip the roof off of an underground cinderblock tornado shelter, and nearby roads would be scoured from the ground. [9] The tornado would also drain a 5-acre (2.0 ha) pond of water, and trees nearby were debarked. Later surveys ...

  5. 2011 Super Outbreak - Wikipedia

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    An underground storm shelter in this area had much of its dirt covering scoured away, the occupants of which reported that structure heaved upwards slightly as the tornado passed overhead. Pavement was scoured from several roads in the area, and a concrete porch was torn away and broken in half at another residence that was swept away. [136]

  6. This woman is building a tunnel under her house and ... - AOL

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    The underground tunnel is intended to be a storm shelter, though she said she primarily took on the project to challenge herself. She enjoys working on ambitious home improvement projects and ...

  7. Darien McGee had been heading to the bathroom when winds akin to "a force of God" knocked him to the ground. The EF4 tornado that struck Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24 roared overhead ...