How our storm shelter was installed (plus FEMA paid for part of it!)

We live in Oklahoma where tornadoes are frequent. FEMA has a grant program to help people install tornado shelters, and we were able to take part in that this year, getting our shelter partially paid for.

My garage work area has been out of commission for the last month as we had a storm shelter installed in the garage floor. I'll be returning to work on my layout projects now that the garage is back to normal.

We chose to have a storm shelter installed under our garage floor since that was the best option for our house. An above ground shelter in the garage wouldn't allow us to get both of our cars in the garage, and the in-ground one can be accessed with both cars still in the garage. Our house is well outside the 500-year flood plain, and the shelter is designed to direct any water flowing along the garage floor away from the shelter. We do have a hand water pump inside the shelter if it does leak for some reason along with a come along winch to get the door open if there is debris on top. The shelter is also registered with the city emergency managers office so they know exactly where to check for a shelter in the event of a tornado.
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