Going in an Oklahoma Tornado Shelter
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- While down in Oklahoma visiting my brother I asked if he could give me a quick tour of his Tornado Shelter. The in Norther East part of the country where I live, we do not have Storm Shelters, and I was quite intrigued to see this. It is comforting to know that if an F5 Tornado touches down my brother has a safe place to ride out the havoc.
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2019...did you guys have to use it yet? If so, what would you change in it/add to it?
May 2019 update: His Fiance did have to go down there one evening because a Wall cloud was moving in fast threatening a possible tornado. would want ear plugs as many others are commenting.
My question was answered at 5:48.
I'd be afraid the garage roof would trap me inside. A floor jack inside would allow the door to be opened even if under load.
Eric T I had the same question.
Denis Nadeau dude that’s like holding sheet metal over your head in a ditch...I’d be better off drinking whiskey and crawling in a nearby cave
Thats pretty awesome. But it scares me that theres so much you have to do before you get into it to be safe. Have to have the area clear to open the door, have to find the pin and put it in the hole and step on it. Seems like it takes a lot of time one may not have. Especially if being woken up in the middle of the night by sirens
If you have a storm shelter in Oklahoma you are supposed to register it with the city so they know to check shelters after a storm to make sure people are not trapped inside.
Donna Nelson yea I heard about that and it’s actually a really good idea
They are registered with GPS to the City.
Yes we have that in Tennessee also. I have an above ground shelter, My worst fear was drowning. At least that won't happen in mine.
@@rosewood513 yes we were in a storm shelter and water leaks in and it got knee deep it was terrifying
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Yep, the shelter looks about the same size as an average New York apartment.
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It is for protection not to set up house keeping
@@ronaldstaples5752 it's a joke
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If this was San Francisco it would rent for 800 a month.
Lol
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rockey rocket 😂😂😂😂
Long story short, don't live in CA
And homeless people would be living in it.
every oklahoman is just giggling thinking about how many times weve sat in one of these waiting for the sirens to go off.
some places in Alabama too
lol true true
Thanks for the video. I'm not sure about where you are at but in a lot of places you can register you storm shelter with the police/fire dept. that way they know to check your home after a storm. Nice peace of mind when your home falls on your shelter door.
If we are in a civil war with our government, registering your shelter would make it easier to find you too.
You need an air horn or a battery horn that can be set off from within the shelter in case debris in on top of the opening door. Yeah you might be able to use the come a long to open the door but there may be debris covering the opening.
Great suggestion! I have a shelter just like this and I didn’t think of that.
I would great idea 💡
Or a pa system
I am registered with the town so in the event of a tornado they will come around after and check on us to make sure we are not trapped. I have an above ground since I am afraid I would drown.
Register it with the city, county and emergency services and tell everyone you know that you have one. Turn your cell phone off to conserve battery power in case you need it to call 911. Tornados don't stall in one place for hours or days like a hurricane does. When it hits your dwelling it's one big explosion than in 10 minutes to one hour it's gone.
Heh. Thanks, interesting to see your brother’s tornado shelter. If he hasn’t already, he might want each family member to have a small backpack of clothes, medications, money and other necessities ready in case the worse happens. We see so many survivors afterwards left with nothing but the clothes they’re wearing.
This is excellent advice, and something we (and probably many) overlook.
FigBits, I, for years, have had my own “to go bag” when we are under a Tornado Watch, because I NEVER know when The Lord God Almighty will ALLOW a Tornado Watch to become a Tornado Warning. My “to go bag” is, for the most part, ready 24/7. I do not know IF you have ever been in a Tornado before, BUT I have, the first one was when I was in the fourth grade in Mountain View, Georgia, and that is in Clayton County. This Tornado, in the early morning hours, went DIRECTLY OVER our house. My family were living across the Expressway from Hartsville International Airport, and two streets behind our house was the Railroad Tracks that stopped at The FORD AUTOMOBILE PLANT. With Hartsville International Airport DIRECTLY in FRONT of us, and the Railroad Tracks behind us, two streets, I can promise you that the Tornado did NOT sound anywhere close to “a freight train OR a passenger train”. The Tornado sounded as if thousands upon thousands of the large passenger airliners were flying over our house AT THE SAME TIME, and ALSO, throw in the sound/noise of “the wailing woman”, that is what that Tornado, and the three next ones since I got married, sounded like. I did NOT intend to “talk/comment” your “ears off😊.” wado,Ann Benson.
@@ric0000 some ounces of silver and an ounce of gold would go a long way too...
It's where we store the camping gear. Tents, cook stoves, lanterns, ez-up, coolers. Double duty.
@@lakesnake2005 I once suggested that someone have food, water, clothes, a mattress in their shelter... "Oh I'm only going to be in it for a short bit." Apparently people have tornado shelters without realising they may not walk out of it and back into their home
I have to say that would be nice to have in the garage. Heck I would use it for oil changes and hopefully that's it.
Damn good idea. Would be perfect for an oil change pit.
Greenpea until your garage collapses in on the door when you actually need it. Good luck getting out !
we share your opinion!
Greenpea they are better if you have a headache rack on them...but that only works in a building you aren’t pulling cars into obviously. I got trapped in a garage shelter after the house collapsed on top of the door. Took almost 24hours to get out. But I’m not complaining, the alternative would have been terrible. Now I have one built under my shop out back with a headache rack over the door. One of the best things I ever built!
Brilliant idea
When I was young, in the sixties, people had fallout shelters built in their homes to keep safe in case of nuclear attack. They were built to keep you safe for at least two weeks, the time it takes for the most intense period of radiation to diminish to a reasonably safe level.
The handrail is for those of us who are unsteady on our feet & May need assistance. Like handicapped & elderly. The handrail is very important to us
Luc Don id just carry your ass. Ain’t got time for that in a real tornado.
Breaking Reality ours is how you open the door...the hand rail is necessary when you are getting four kids in and three dogs and myself and my husband if he is home.
Breaking Reality you have to go one at a time.
Not carrying nobody down that little entry way to small.
I saw some online that were walk ins that would be easier to get in and the door opens in so you won't get trapped...I need that because I have trouble with going down stairs...
Well, since your brother isn't very educated on his own shelter I would suggest you tell him that some kind of a hand pump to pump out water if they find themselves trapped in it and a huge need would be a NOAA radio.
how often is water surge an issue in a tornado?
ric0000
It's not water surge per se. But torrential rain is common in a massive supercell that is usually the cause for tornadoes in "tornado alley". The majority of the children that died in ef5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri drowned in the school basement. It's rare to be trapped long enough for that to happen but it would sure be a shitty way to die after surviving a tornado.
agreed for sure... sounds like he will be getting a hand pump as a gift soon!
ric0000
He honestly should also invest in an emergency radio with NOAA weather alert. The ones with the hand crank on the side. I live in a part of Colorado that rarely has tornadoes but one of those save my life as I was asleep when the alarm sounded on it and woke me up. We got to the basement about 3 minutes before my neighbors car ended up in my bedroom and my roof was torn off. I had the radio specifically for the freak snowstorms but was sure glad I had it that day. There is nothing scarier than a tornado.
You can see the radio in its case at 3:05 if you paid attention to the video
Love this! I'm in Mississippi and hardly anyone has a tornado shelter or basement but we get lots of tornadoes 🙄 our shelters (unfortunately) are bathtubs and closets 😞 and those are no match for F3 or bigger
Yeah - unfortunately lots of people are in your situation. My brother can get F4's or higher so he bought a house with a shelter. Save your pennies and get yourself a shelter, it might be the best investment you ever make!
I live in Summit, MS and the only place we can go is the bathroom
@@judeharvey2322 yes us to the bathroom is the only "safe" place I pray we don't get a 4 or 5 through here I'm from Jackson
Safest thing would be to stick your head in the toilet bowl to prevent debris hitting your face and grasping the bowl as hard as you can being it’s the only thing anchored to the floor, on a direct hit
Great you have something in place but I personally could make a huge list of why this isn’t the shelter I’d have installed
I've had one exactly like this one. Drowning is the big risk with these. Debris on top, the door won't open, and it fills with water from rain or broken water lines.
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If that is your fear just buy a handpump or a small 12v pump and connect it to a battery. I have the same shelter at my home. If I had that fear I would station my SCUBA tank and regulator in my shelter. I could stay there for about a week at that depth.
That’s a great shelter. I have heard to register with the fire department so when it’s all over they will come house to house to find people that could be trapped in their storm shelters.
No1s Business when you install a shelter your have to pull a permit and register it with the city. Live in Moore
That is all well and good but what happens if the fire and police department are destroyed also? Wouldn't want to be trapped in there. I would like one outside buried in the yard not under a structure.
I have the same shelter. You need to keep a 3/4” wrench, a 4x4 and a 30 ton bottle jack in it. And a manual water pump.
When not being used as a tornado shelter you can always use it to change your vehicle engine oil 😁
That's what I was thinking. It's a good pit
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Or hide your ex girlfriend
Seems like wind could get under that door and lift it. I know the chains seem like a lot, but I've heard stories of them breaking. Still a lot better than riding it out in the tub!
When I’m watching this it’s May 2019 and I bet he’s glad his house has that.
Good point. A lot of tornadoes have visited since this was done!!
Tornados aren't too common here but I find them pretty fascinating. I get claustrophobic in small cars so being in one of those with the door closed would drive me insane.
Well you usually aren't in there long, so that shouldn't be too bad, but when you hear or see a tornado bearing down on your house you probably wouldn't think twice about hopping in!
Britlyn Trent I am too but I think I could handle it if an F5 were bearing down on me. Klaustrophobia is visual. If you close your eyes it helps. When going through an MRI machine, close your eyes tightly and think of the words to a song.
shadrach F5s no longer exist. It’s EF5 now.
@@plawson8577 so we are safe then.
@@ric0000 ......... If i had one of these at my place, i would jack my cock so hard in there during storms. Play some brown noise and listen to the echo too. Thanks for the awesome video!
Plot twist you got locked in there and there's a flood 😂
Oof lol
CZcamsr GATURKS says: Exactly what I thinking
@Taste My Faeces yeah 2 yrs ago
@Taste My Faeces plot twist: I haven't moved on
@Taste My Faeces plot twist: The world has not yet moved on
I wouldn't live in Ok,Ks, Ms,Al without one, just like your brothers. That thing can give you a huge piece of mind!!
Hopefully a number of your neighbors have a tornado shelter as well. You can all agree to check on each other after the storm in case stuff landed on doors of others, then you can help them out. That way no one gets trapped in their shelters.
Cute brother. Glad he has a storm shelter.
Thank you for sharing this! As an Aussie, I have never seen anything even similar to this. I had always wondered where people went when the sirens (which I have also never experienced!) went off! :D
Bianca B in Indiana most of us just go into the basement or an interior room on the bottom floor with no windows (bathroom or closet typically).
@Bianca B hope your doing well Aussie ! Our prayers are with your Country.
@Taste My Faeces not sure about Austria, as I’m in Australia… and we definitely don’t have storm shelters in our homes/yards! I’m in Melbourne and we hardly see weather that would be considered “extreme” enough for a storm shelter. :)
Very cool! I'm in Dayton, Ohio, and a week ago, on Memorial Day (2019) We had 19 tornadoes hit our city. So much devastation! This would have been so helpful to so many!
Hey I live in piqua lol
Great demonstration y’all! Thank you ♥️
Now you can always change your oil without jacks
Genius lol!
Killing me.... 'shackles" lol Actually in all seriousness, that is one of the best rated garage floor ones and are still in business. It has the one piece door.
A good little shelter that will save you life. I would prefer one a little larger with some storage room to set up the things you will need after your house moves into the next county without you.
Yup looks like mine in Moore Oklahoma
Thx. Great storm shelter video.
Never seen one either, thanks for sharing from the N.Eastern too..
I would certainly add ear plugs, safety goggles, first aid kit, radio, emergency blankets.
Cool I've never seen one like this before. It's pretty well thought out with the multiple locking points, removeable stairs, and the come along to get it open after.
Here in OK you can register you storm shelter so after a 🌪 they will come check on you. Also I always call someone and let them know I'm going in.
It's pretty interesting seeing tornado shelters from down south. Here in Ohio we don't have shelters but my house at least as well as a lot of other houses in the area have completely underground basements. We don't get tornados often but if we do, they are only EF1 or EF2 with EF3 being rare.
Crowbar to dig out, whistles, cell batteries, lots of water, pee/poo containers
Ok. I live in southeast Michigan, we barely get tornadoes in this area, so yeah, I found this video very interesting. Thanks for sharing. 🤗
Thanks, I never seem one until my brother moved to OK, glad you found it interesting too!
I've seen this one. Even watched one put in. Wonderful invention.
That thing is a death trap. NO shelter should be INSIDE the house, say all you want about "safe rooms", I would never trust a safe room or this contraption for the safety of my family. There are some damn fine shelters out there, and have them professionally installed.
You give a statement without backing it up with reasoning or experiences, why would we believe you that safe rooms under the house are in fact the opposite? I'm just curious as to why you think that because they way you said it you stated an opinion rather than a fact.
Tyger You are correct, I gave no hard facts to back up my opinion on safe rooms. I just feel that anything other than being underground in a shelter is not entirely safe. I don't see these in the garage shelters are safe either (my opinion), they can be buried under tons of debris and unless they were installed on high ground, would fill with water with no escape. When I was about 10 or 12, some 45 years ago, a tornado hit the small town my grandparents lived in while I was staying with them. I remember being herded out to the cellar, about 40 to 50 yards from the house.....when it was over, nothing remained and I have feared bad weather ever since. i guess I base my opinion on fear, and I may not be right to do so.
@@earnharvick I see where you're coming from, thank you for explaining whether you're righting wrong, I appreciate it.
I can see them drowning if ever a flood
Earnharvick there are pictures from the Moore tornado where there is a flat land where there used to be houses but there are a few random safe rooms standing without a dent
Thanks for the video! I’m from Michigan and not a stranger to tornadoes; but my family would just run to our basement! I’ve never seen inside a store shelter before:)
Thank God here in Illinois we have basements! I have such claustrophobia, I don't know if I could do this!
Same!
something to know as well and that they have found in Oklahoma.. is make sure there is a drain.. cuz yes it might not take long for it to pass but the rain.. and they have had it where some shelters have flooded and killed those inside. (yes i live in Oklahoma and remember hearing about people dying due to flooding inside .
I love the way he has the cards this is a great info
Historic string of tornado's hit the OK, KS areas hard. Is your brother OK? My brother lives in Kansas and was not hit but the twister was only five miles away from his house.
thank you for asking! yes so far so good. But his Fiance did have to go down there one evening because a Wall cloud was moving in fast threatening a possible tornado.
Great to have. Never knew it even existed. Great to install during the initial pour.
I can't tell how many times we have driven through Oklahoma to my husband's hometown in Texas, and our way back through Oklahoma, a tornado hit and some huge landmarks are just gone.
Thank you for your information. I just moved into south Oklahoma and I got it in the garage but unable to know how to open.
Look. It's a fucking storm shelter. Ya open it, jump in, and shut the door. And, MIRACULOUSLY, you LIVE! Every single house and mobile home in OK should have one. Period.
I live in Xenia Ohio. We had a EF 5 tornado on April 3rd, 1974 that devastated this town and killed a lot of people. You can look it up and listen to a recording of that tornado as it went over an apartment. You guys are kinda cute in how nieve you are about how dangerous a tornado can be. You won't be playing cards believe me. Awesome shelter. Wish I had one.
D. H. Kilkare Dragway
D. H. “Naive”. Not nieve”.
I was thinking some hearing protection should be put in there.
D.H. I watched a documentary on the Zenith Tornado of 74. Some 300mph winds which killed over a thousand people and left over thousand more injured and over thousand or more homes n buildings destroyed. A very horrific ordeal. Is there any remains of tornado damage still there from it?
I remember that day. I'm not sure whether they used the term "supercell" then (it may have been the first time I heard it), but here in Nashville, Tennessee, the weather was really scary. We lived in a house in a subdivision, but right at the top of a hill, and we could see all around. There were tornado warnings in our region, but not for us, yet. We walked out onto the front yard to have a look around. The clouds were moving fast, but not just in a particular direction. They were "boiling", a description my mom made of them. I had never seen clouds like that, and have nevet seen quite the same thing since. Later, we heard about the terrible storm in Xenia, OH. We just lived in that house 1 year, the last year of my father's life, so maybe that's why I remember it so clearly.
Me in tornado Ally what do I do 😂 as tornado rips through my house
Not gonna lie, I'd be using that as a shop pit. I'd store my oil filters n such down there. Multi purpose!!!
Great idea!
Wow that's Awesome , especially in Oklahoma
I have lived and grownup in the Midwest. I've been through a couple of tornadoes in basements. This seems to be the perfect storm shelter, but I sure wouldn't want to try it out!
Absolutely! I hope this is something my brother NEVER has to test.
No pun intended, but this thing looks like a disaster waiting to happen. First, with all those bags of whatever (seed? dirt? fertilizer for a bomb maybe?) - my luck would be they would get blown over the door and we couldn't get out. Second, somehow either the handrail or that spike would hit us in the eye. Third, not able to properly open and close because of how difficult it seems to do so with this heavy door? I know this is 5 years ago, and I am so glad you have something to keep you safe, but it is interesting to say the least!
I'm sorry. I was getting claustrophobic just watching the video!
C D , I was just hoping they would talk a little faster. They both talked like there was a serious lack of energy.
C D lots bigger than ours!
The chains are there in case you have to use it in the zombie apocalypse! 😅
But.., clearly, there's nothing 'heavy duty' about those chains.
If you are worried about a zombie apocalypse you need much more than a shelter in your life.
Alright for two people and some small kids thank you for the video.
Hmm, that is interesting that this is your first experience with an underground tornado shelter. Since I know of people who have lived up in the New England states that have had underground storm shelters since the 70's.
Moreover, it is possible to be stuck in a storm shelter for days. If say your whole neighborhood is flattened. Due to your house is laying on top of the door to the shelter. This I know from first hand experience, surviving tornadoes. Furthermore, I have experienced them back east, in Canada as well as in Oklahoma. Much like experiencing blizzards, since my first experience was in Oklahoma. Then at least once a week in Canada, even though, I am originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
And to be honest, I would rather not have any of the above experience. Needless to say, I do whether I wanted or not.
Ill bet hes thankful he has it these days!
I m in the North and as soon as money permits, my hubby is going to install one in our basement. While tornadoes are rare....we get enough Tornado Warnings for me to warrant getting one...plus we have a big family, everyone is home...doing school online, hubby works from home often....so it makes sense to add this safety item....plus our home is on top of huge hill and our basement is not deep, add in a home built with average quality...ya....I feel its worth it.
I like the idea but how do you get out if the whole house is on top of it? Could be longer than ten minutes. What happens if water engulfed the tomb? While you are locked inside with tons of debris on top?
Having that battery light there is perfect. What I worry about is what if the house falls on top of you? Could you get out? Great idea though. Kind thoughts from Australia
Most older homes in plains state have cellars; used to store foods in between hanging out during sirens. Happily in 100 years my grandmother never had to use hers for a tornado...yet.
I would love to have one of these just as a safe room!
Pretty cool for me to see especially since living in California we don’t have storm cellars cuz obviously they aren’t as necessary because severe weather isn’t as common here
We live on a concrete slab in the plains of Midwest so we do not have a basement, just 2 stories. We have a tornado room off the kitchen that has solid concrete walls 8” thick that the builder put in. Hopefully this will keep us safe but not sure about a F5 since it’s above ground level. We were nearly hit on May 28, 2019 but thankful the tornado changed course at the last minute. (within 1 mile) I have lived in Florida too but at least with a hurricane, you have plenty of time to prepare for it. I couldn’t live in California as earthquakes would be a deal breaker. That would be terrifying.
Thanks. Never seen one before.
Interesting. Here in Ohio we get tornadoes, but not all that often. If we don't have a basement we just hide under stairs or in the bathroom.
I can't tell who is talking. You both sound just alike!
There should be a registry of where the storm shelter is in case you do get buried rescue workers know there's one there.
There is a registry. You can add your shelters location in almost any city so the first responders can find you.
Good advice! Thank you for sharing!
Mine is GPS registered with the local fire department. That would probably be whom you would want to contact to get yours registered if you haven't already.
Ok..from CA here ..???what if you top is covered with heavy stuff how do you get out??? And do you think the walk in one with door opening in might be safer???, Planning on moving and I'm sure I'm gonna want a shelter..because..I'm from California...lol
what if the house lands on top, aren’t you gonna be stuck in there, or what if a water line breaks and you drown?
Awesome spot to hotbox. Let's get some blunts!
Yeahhhhhh lol
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Youre awesome
What if say your hot water heater breaks and starts flooding the cavity?
Pretty awesome don't look watertight still looks like you might get a little wet but you'll be safe and happy 😁
I just thought, house gets knocked down, the garage is laying on the door, how do you get out?
my friends built a home in Oklahoma and theirs in the garage also , done when it was built, its registered with the local fire dept and if the house is flattened , they know where it is and come get them out. I had a telephone box in my driveway and I parked on it all the time, and I had a heavy Buick 25 years ago parked on it. My ex wife grew up in Huntsville Al, and told me about spending the night in the neighbor friends basement because of tornado alerts
If you ever have to opportunity to be in a tornado, you will be very happy for all of the features of your shelter. Take it from me!
Every one of those 'daylight' openings also is openings for debris. In fact, things have actually been found to pierce steel -like a limb, board, even straw. Not only that, openings allow for lift by suction. I don't know.., it's better than nothing.
Exactly, much better than other options like waiting to be sucked up in a bathtub. These shelters are rated for F5 events, in the end though, no matter what you have, things can get hairy.
This will hold to an EF 3 to 5? There's an opening even by the door?
If it slide open and close what happens if there is stuff to stop it from opening?
Why inside the house tho? Houses sometimes colasp in a tornado. How would they get out when its over?
What if it rains heavy and it starts to fill with water? 😱😱😱
LanceDaPsycho you have to make sure your drainage is good. We had ours flooding until we installed a French drain and replaced gutters. Luckily once a tornado goes through the rain usually ends shortly after. We live in Moore, Oklahoma and have lived through two EF-5s.
What happens if the house falls on it and the door is buried.
Excellent tornado shelter. Texas
What time is the garage door is down on top of the lid
Do cellphones work when inside a Tornado shelter?
Do you have canned food and water, and blankets in case there are several tornadoes.
You can't rely on cell phones because the cell towers could be destroyed, also there might be a big reduction in the signal caused by the steel cage. The stay there is short so water is the only thing necessary unless you can't keep fast for more than an hour. I would put a pee/poo bucket there just in case.
Very cool. I like those boots of yours..or are they shoes? Still nice.
I would have an electric battery grinder with a few cut off discs incase the lid gets stuck you can cut a hole in the metal or cut brackets off but you have come along and that definitely works too
I think of the unfortunate people who died because they were not able to get in one of those in the Moore tornadoes or here in Alabama. Hope your brother never has to use it, but fear the odds are he will.
Is there a drain in the floor incase of flooding?
....or during the Zombie apocalypse?
@Brayan Carmona you okay hun?
What happen when a car ends up on top and water pipe bursts filling it with water?
I was thinking the thing he put in the hole and stepped on to open it I was like what if the roof or something fall on it and open the shelter when the tornado is on you just as i thought about that he showed the chains to secure it so it wont slide open. Well there you go all my questions answered just as i had them.
There’s a possibility that you could be down there awhile if debris falls on your door and traps your down there until someone is searching around your house.
How much does it cost for one of those and you get it put in?
Every home should in tornado alley should have one of these. This one is a very rudimentary, minimalist design, but it will provide adequate protection. And just like anything, they make fancier ones. But it would and does save lives.