FamilySAFE Granbury

Safe rooms are hardened structures designed to meet FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) criteria regarding the life-safety protection during extreme wind events, such as hurricanes and tornadoes. Getting a FEMA-compliant steel storm shelter or safe room from FamilySAFE Shelters installed somewhere on your property is a great way to give yourself the peace of mind knowing that, if and when an extreme wind event occurs, you are prepared. Our tornado shelters and safe rooms were designed to withstand any and all tornadoes, including up EF5 (tornadoes with wind speeds greater than 200 mph). FamilySAFE Shelters is the most experienced storm shelter and safe room company in the USA. It is our life and driving force, and we will never cut any corners on our shelters’ designs or the way they are installed. Every FamilySAFE storm shelter is engineered, tested, and certified, and will be installed ONLY by our HILTI trained and certified FamilySAFE installers. We are proud of the fact that we have had over a dozen FamilySAFE tornado safe rooms and shelters that have successfully survived direct hits from EF4 and EF5 tornadoes, without even becoming dented. When it comes to hurricane and tornado safety, one of the absolute most important things you can do to ensure your safety is to prepare in advance, in particular getting a reliable, safe place for you and your family to remain safe during the extreme weather.

Tornado watches are officially issued when conditions favorable to the formation of tornadoes are present, and meteorologists are closely monitoring a storm with tornado-development potential. A tornado watch is typically issued plenty of time in advance of severe weather, giving people time to review tornado safety rules and prepare to move to a safe place if the threatening weather manifests severely. A tornado warning is issued when it is time to take action. It is issued when tornadoes are sighted on radar or by spotters, and means that, if you are in the area, you should seek shelter immediately. Tornado watches typically are issued for time periods of 4 to 8 hours, while a tornado warning is issued for around a half hour. When you are issued a regional tornado warning, it’s now a good time to retreat to your tornado shelter, if you have one.