No, there are no public tornado shelters in Oklahoma City. According to the City, this is because of the danger that comes with driving to a shelter during severe weather. "Many deaths ...
After a devastating tornado killed at least 24 people in Moore, Oklahoma, attention is now focusing on why so few homes have tornado shelters. WSJ's Jack Nicas reports.
Take shelter immediately ... Reflectivity of the supercell that produced the Moore, Oklahoma tornado on May 3, 1999. At the time of this radar scan, a tornado was on the ground.
The Homeless Alliance Winter Shelter and shelters run by the Salvation Army and other organizations offer overnight shelter as temperatures dip.