SO glad you were spared the ravages of the storm. We are seriously looking into getting a storm shelter added to our property. The big issue is where on such a small plot. The nearest public shelter is a good 6 minutes away...so we have to do something after those April 27 storms were so close.

One thing we have in our shelter(closet) is bike helmets for every family member. Sounds kinda strange, but protecting your head is the best bet for survival. If you are caught in those strong storms you will be holding on to something, not covering your head. The reason we thought of this: a cousin lost her entire house in a tornado in 1995. She had a 6 month old boy who got hit in the head with something..it was dark. The next day he started experiencing seizures and they were never able to get his condition under control. He died at age 5...he was having up to 200 seizures a day.