And don't forget tornados... 155 per year in Texas and they really do strike, not just theoretical. http://www.ustornadoes.com/2013/03/19/monthly-tornado-avera

And don't forget tornados... 155 per year in Texas and they really do strike, not just theoretical. http://www.ustornadoes.com/2013/03/19/monthly-tornado-averages-by-state-and-region/ http://www.ustornadoes.com/2013/03/19/monthly-tornado-averag... I now live in a state with only 20 or so tornados per year and I sometimes feel weird not having a safe room in my basement like my grandparents. To some extent a crude fallout shelter is just a tornado shelter with canned goods and camp gear. A "real" fallout shelter is somewhat more complicated. "grew up in a world where nuclear threats were not so pervasive." The people making a lot of money off the "war on terror" would not be happy to hear stuff like that.