Posts Tagged 'tornado'
We’ve all heard of “Tornado Alley”, but there’s a new hotspot for these powerfully destructive storms. Have you heard of “Dixie Alley”? Beginning about 15 years ago, there has been a substantial incremental increase of tornado activity in the south, where risk of hurricane is also high along the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico …
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The recent Derecho got me thinking about how to build a shelter for that kind of a storm, and what other unusual and rare types of windstorms exist that we need to be prepared for. Building codes are enforced on windstorms such as hurricanes and tornados, so those are the shelter types that doors and …
READ MOREThe International Code Council (ICC) develops codes and standards for design and construction with the ultimate goal of life safety. ICC 500 provides standards for storm shelters that provide refuge from storms producing high winds, such as hurricanes and tornadoes. These standards were introduced in the International Building Code in 2009 stating that if you …
READ MOREWith the severe tornadoes experienced throughout the Midwest and Southeastern parts of the United States in the last few years, there has been much focus on tornado shelters. The doors, frames and hardware supplied for public buildings are required to be tested and certified as a tornado shelter opening under the ICC 500 guidelines. No …
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