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Originally Posted by 4thIDvet
We have the same problem as TRX has. If we go even 1 foot down here in the swamp. We hit water.
Florida, surprisingly, is one of the states with a high tornado problem.
But, they are usually small but very damaging.
My buddy, sadly, working the Alabama tornado damage. Found a young missing girl, God rest her soul.
He was working the power lines.
If you live in tornado alley. Do something.
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If you had the money, the concrete dome would work for a shelter; it doesn't need to be below ground and its shape and structure shrugs off tornadic winds and hurricane winds. If that's not possible, you can build a good-sized "safe-room" out of concrete block-rebar-concrete. I've also seen an article (Popular Mechanics, I think) that indicates you can anchor your roof to your foundation to make it more difficult for a tornado or hurricane to lift the roof off, which is what usually causes the house to collapse.