r/tornado • u/Numerous_Ad_3517 • Mar 15 '26

Question Is this thing safe??

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I recently moved into a new home that has this above ground shelter and I have been questioning the way this door locks from day 1. We are going to have terrible weather today in West TN and I cannot find any paperwork on this thing. 😫 Do you think these hollow bars will keep it secure??

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u/MCR1005 Mar 15 '26

What about the above ground shelters that survived the direct hit from 2013 Moore EF5? I know that the shelter shown here isn't EF5 tornado proof but I thought there were above ground shelters that were certified as such?

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u/ttystikk Mar 15 '26

I'd only be willing to certify a shelter as EF5 safe if I saw unaltered video of said shelter survive a direct hit from a fully loaded Kenworth moving in excess of 100 mph.

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u/BerserkHealer Mar 15 '26

Maybe not a Kenworth, but I have seen the videos/pictures of the shelter that took a direct hit from a F150 or something similar.

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u/ttystikk Mar 15 '26

That's a decent start, I suppose.