The International Building Code (IBC) defines a storm shelter as a building or structure constructed under ICC 500, Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters, and designated for ...

Read on for what you should know when you service a shelter or shop for storm protection. In place of a box spring, Marian Beck-Edwards has a safe room under the bed at her home in Grapevine.

Nearby residents who require aid animals will be allowed to bring the aid animal into the storm shelter. However, the animal must be kept on a leash and under the owner's control at all times.

"Folks need alternative methods rather than just sitting in their bathtub with a mattress over their head during a tornado," says Blake Davenport from Davenport Septic and Storm Shelters ...