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Taking Shelter From the Storm Building a Safe Room Inside Your House
For more about tornadoes, please visit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's site's tornado section.
To order a copy of this booklet and the accompanying construction plans and specifications, call 1-888-565-3896 and request a copy of publication FEMA 320.
If you would like to order only the construction plans and specifications, please call the same telephone number and request publication FEMA 320A.
FEMA 320 - Taking Shelter From the Storm:
Building A Safe Room Inside Your House
Individual Sections
Section I: Understanding the Hazards
What Is a Tornado?
Table I.1: Typical tornado damage
Figure I.1: The number of tornadoes recorded per 3,700 square miles
What Is a Hurricane?
Table I.2: Typical hurricane damage
Do You Need a Shelter?
Figure I.2: Wind zones in the United States
Section II: Planning Your Shelter
Figure II.1: Effect of extreme winds on building roof and walls
Figure II.2: Cross-section: typical basement foundation, with shelter
Figure II.3: Cross-section: typical slab-on-grade foundation, with shelter
Section III: Building Your Shelter
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