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Safe Sheds' Survivor Stories

These harrowing stories remind us of the importance of having a storm shelter to protect our families, friends, and neighbors. Our homes, cars, and belongings can be replaced...our lives cannot.

The Swopes Family - Blodgett, Missouri
May 16, 2025


The Swopes family's Safe Shed was installed in January of 2025, and then sustained a direct hit by an EF-3 tornado just a few months later in May! A video was shared on YouTube showing their 6' x 6' Safe Shed still standing behind their home.

Mr. Swopes commented, "This was our home. Safe Shed is the only reason my family still exists."

The Mullins Family - Foxworth, Mississippi
March 15, 2025

Four and a half years after the Mullins family had their Safe Shed storm shelter installed it saved their lives. The family rode out an EF-3 tornado in their 8' x 10' shelter as a huge outbreak of storms scoured the Southeastern United States. No one was injured, and the Mullins family shared their harrowing survival story, and the aftermath, on their TikTok profile - @ritamullins2020

The White Family - Henagar, Alabama
May 8, 2024

When an EF-3 tornado tore through their property in Henagar, Alabama, three members of the White family were already inside the Safe Shed storm shelter they had installed 10 years earlier.

The tornado destroyed their mobile home and barn. And Mr. and Mrs. White, and their nephew,
survived without a single injury. Their Safe Shed shelter was the only thing left standing. In the aftermath, the family was able to store salvaged valuables in their shelter.
Large storm shelter with the door open, in a field of debris

The McDaniel Family - Vilonia, Arkansas
April 27, 2014

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"We could hear stuff slamming against the door & all around us...it did what it was supposed to do...save our life. This was an investment that we never regretted making."

Romine & Chester McDaniel

Vilonia, Arkansas
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In 2013, the McDaniel family had a near-miss from a devastating tornado, so they bought a Safe Shed shelter. Little more than a year later, in April of 2014, they were directly in the path of an EF4 tornado   - and their Safe Sheds storm shelter purchase saved their lives!
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The tornado lifted a full-sized pickup truck and slammed it into the shelter, wrapping the truck around the reinforced steel door. When they walked out of the Safe Shed, completely unharmed, almost everything they owned had been destroyed. The Safe Shed had zero structural damage.

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Salem, Illinois  62881
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  • Home
  • Choose Your Shelter
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    • Anchors, Options & More >
      • Anchoring Your Safe Shed
      • Emergency Escape & Lock
      • Photos
    • Hurricane Shelter
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    • How To Select Your Site
    • Delivery
  • More About Safe Sheds
    • Survivor Stories
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    • About Us
    • Testing & Certification
    • Important Links
    • Privacy Policy