new underground shelters
and above ground
safe
rooms which should protect
residents
from even the
most powerful tornadoes.
• Shelters cost $2000 to
$2500, and
safe rooms
$5000+.
• Are they worth the
investment?
Tornado Shelters
Tornado Shelters
From the perspective
of public subsidies
for
Safe Rooms, the
answer is no. The
cost per avoided
fatality falls well
above the amount
most
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