Safe rooms considered to be new haven for increase in weather disasters

Safe area arranged for storage and pets

Carol Forsloff - For regions impacted by severe storms, having a safe place in the house to go and wait it out, and potentially be away from harm, is critical according to experts, so if folks have to make a choice in a budget for remodeling, that safe room is important.

Pictures showing a terrible storm on April 3, 1974, which is referred to by experts as "the largest and most cataclysmic tornado on record for a single 24-hour period" was a surprise to the people of 13 states and one Canadian province, as the storm traveled across an area of 900 miles, killing 148 people.