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Officials hail construction of tornado safe rooms
Tulsa residents Otto and Nancy Deacon build a reinforced safe room with thick slab foundations and steel-reinforced walls. Officials praise the project and announce a $50,000 FEMA grant to Tulsa for safe room promotions, tying the effort to the 1975 F4 Tulsa tornado. Local experts note the room could withstand 250 mph winds and protect occupants from debris.
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Tulsa
Okla
Otto
Nancy
Nancy Deacon
Deacons
Ben Frizzell
State Office of Emergency Management
Jim LeGrotte
Region VI
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Charles Hardt
Department of Public Works
FEMA
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Kiesling
Texas Tech
Wind Engineering Research Center
Jarrell
Lans Ruthfusz
National Weather Service Office