StormCloset®

Tornado Safe Room

StormCloset® Details

Proven Reliability

Engineering Evaluations

StormCloset® Dimensions.

February 9th, 2010

The StormCloset® tornado shelter is the most elegant, above ground, in-residence tornado shelter on the market.

StormCloset's impact and fire-resistant construction provides the most accessible, architecturally finished tornado shelter for construction in the home. In addition to providing all of the outstanding benefits of ClosetVault®, StormCloset® protects you against the fury of an F5 tornado. It also protects your valuables from fire and burglars. The average tornado victim has less than 60 seconds warning that the tornado is going to strike the home. When most people hear the urgent warning "Seek shelter immediately!" they do not have any safe place to go for shelter. Most deaths and grievous injuries result from being hit by wind-borne debris. See Risk Assessment.

The safest place for you to seek shelter is in a safe room right in your living space. StormCloset® is a patented, U.S.A. factory manufactured, modular kit, ready to assemble in your home or garage. Designed by a professional structural engineer for strength and impact resistance, StormCloset® meets the requirements of FEMA 320 and the National Storm Shelter Association Standard, and has passed testing at the Wind Science & Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech for missile impact resistance at tornado velocities. StormCloset® comes complete with a tested and approved tornado-proof door and well illustrated assembly instructions. StormCloset® comes with all vents, tornado door, frame, and hardware, structural adhesive, and connecting and anchoring hardware. See Storm Shelter Rating to compare StormCloset® features with other tornado shelters.

"Numbered seal applied to every Remagen storm shelter."

StormCloset® has proven reliability as demonstrated by the following tests and evaluations.

See Safe Room Testing Tests

Resisted 15 pound 2 x 4 boards impacting at velocity of 100 mph (Texas Tech)
Resisted door opening pressure of 200 pound per square foot (Texas Tech)
Resisted the impacts of full sized automobiles dropped from 30 feet above roof
Resisted the drop impacts of steel truck wheels, axles, and scrap structural steel
Resisted 38 cal., 357 magnum (full metal jacket) and 45 cal. small arms fire at 15 feet
Resisted the impact of a 50 foot, 18 inch diameter hickory tree on the roof
Resisted the impact of a 2.5 ton steel junk yard magnet impacting the wall at 30 mph.

Patented shelters designed by registered structural engineer

Shelter design evaluated by Texas Tech engineers for impact resistance
Shelter design evaluated by independent engineering firm approved by the National Storm Shelter Association for compliance with FEMA 320 and the NSSA Standard
Shelter design evaluated by independent engineers in various states for compliance with requirements for FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Shelter design reviewed by FEMA engineers as part of evaluation of NSSA quality control/quality assurance program

Dimensions

available in 21 configurations (or sizes if you will) from 4'6" to 7'10" on 8" centers

available in 21 configurations (or sizes if you will) from 4'6" to 7'10" on 8" centers

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Planning Template to custom size a StormCloset® meeting your unique space requirements.