Tornado safe room failure

[PassInterference]

Someone was killed in Arkansas last spring when a the door to a tornado safe room failed.

Here is a research study on what happened:

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/nwi/announc...er_AR_2014.pdf

Looks like the safe room was well made, but they skimped on the door and the door hardware.

Recommendations from the report:

Site constructed tornado safe rooms should be constructed in strict accordance to FEMA P-320
 Safe Room doors should be FEMA 320 ?Tested Door and Hardware Assemblies?
 For tested door assemblies, refer to the NWI website:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/nwi/research
/DebrisImpact/Reports
 Door manufacturers should provide notices to resellers and wholesalers of the dangers of selling non-tested door products for tornado safe rooms.

[Political Hack]

there's a significant chance FEMA approved funding for 75% of it too. If so, it needs to be up to FEMA regs... if not, it can suck as bad as it wants to.