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Originally posted by Hootie
I've personally never heard of a "safe room". No matter how heavy a room's walls are, an F4 Tornado will slice it up. An F4 is so powerful it'll unhinge houses and throw them miles away.
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Safe rooms are made of concrete walls about a foot thick, which are reinforced with steel beems.
They are not made like the average room on a brick home, which can be torn to shreds.
Here is a link for more info:
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/sp...saferooms.html
Safe rooms are also endorsed by FEMA.
http://www.fema.gov/mit/saferoom/sr_endorse.shtm