More families building their own tornado shelters

  • By PHILLIP RAWLS, HOLBROOK MOHR and JIM SALTER
    Associated Press
  • Monday, April 30th, 2012
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In this April 23, 2012, photo Freddie Wooten stands in front of the storm shelter he built at his own expense in Henager, Ala., following the 2011 tornado. When deadly twisters chewed through the Midwest and South in 2011, thousands of people in the killers' paths had nowhere to hide. Now many of those families are taking an unusual extra step to be ready next time: adding tornado shelters to their homes. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

In this April 23, 2012, photo Freddie Wooten stands in front of the storm shelter he built at his own expense in Henager, Ala., following the 2011 tornado. When deadly twisters chewed through the Midwest and South in 2011, thousands of people in the killers' paths had nowhere to hide. Now many of those families are taking an unusual extra step to be ready next time: adding tornado shelters to their homes. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)