Crowdsourced Tornado Shelters

Compiled list of public tornado shelters across the United States. The different colored circles represent the following:Red - Shelter inside fire stationDark blue - Shelter inside police stationPurple - Shelter in other building (such as a school or conference center), capacity <800 or unknownBlue - Shelter in other building (such as a dome, conference center or gymnasium), capacity 800+Green - Free-standing shelter, capacity 50+Lime - Free-standing shelter, capacity <50Yellow - Underground free-standing shelter, likely not wheelchair accessibleOrange - Shelter only accessible to highway traffic*Brown - Shelter in state or federal park landRemember, make sure you have ample time to go to the shelter!! Once the tornado warning is issued, it is likely too late. They will not always open and policies are up to local officials, so make sure they are open first.Map is subject to change without notice.Map produced by Meteorologist Craig Ceecee.

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dcat_issued 2023-02-06T18:40:35.000Z
dcat_modified 2023-02-06T18:42:02.000Z
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metadata_created 2025-09-19T01:29:39.173957
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notes <span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>Compiled list of public tornado shelters across the United States. The different colored circles represent the following:</span><br /><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Red - Shelter inside fire station</span><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Dark blue - Shelter inside police station</span><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Purple - Shelter in other building (such as a school or conference center), capacity &lt;800 or unknown</span><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Blue - Shelter in other building (such as a dome, conference center or gymnasium), capacity 800+</span><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Green - Free-standing shelter, capacity 50+</span><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Lime - Free-standing shelter, capacity &lt;50</span><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Yellow - Underground free-standing shelter, likely not wheelchair accessible</span><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Orange - Shelter only accessible to highway traffic</span><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>*Brown - Shelter in state or federal park land</span><br /><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>Remember, make sure you have ample time to go to the shelter!! Once the tornado warning is issued, it is likely too late. They will not always open and policies are up to local officials, so make sure they are open first.</span><br /><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>Map is subject to change without notice.</span><br /><br /><span style='color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:rgb(247, 248, 249);'>Map produced by Meteorologist Craig Ceecee.</span>
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title Crowdsourced Tornado Shelters
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