My hometown was destroyed in 1982, we had no warning system, it was heading straight toward out house which was 1/8th of a mile from our apartment, I still live an hour away and I'm terrified of tornados. You never see homes here with basements in Texas and I moved to a house where there is no where to go. Our bigger house had a pantry large enough for us to take shelter under the stairway. What do you think about a storm shelter? I keep seeing the one in Wizard of Oz, there has to be a way to build one for me and my 3 dachshunds! Thanks for answering kind of a silly questions!