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One of the reasons that MY new builds all have a reinforced pantry or master closet. With less warning you may be leaving a semi-safe area and going outside to wind and hail trying to get to a tornado proof area.

I wish more builders would take the minimal time and effort to reinforce one interior room.

Hurricane straps on (4) walls @ 16" O.C. +/-$352, (18) extra studs for corners and studs at 8" O.C. $65.00, (2) layers 23/32nds plywood on a 4x8 room (including ceiling) $980, 3" #10 construction screws 12" O.C. all studs and ceiling +/-$52. A new build can have a (almost) Fema 300 wood construction interior shelter (minus a true Fema 300 door) for about $1,450.

Compared to a $4,000 or more twister pod, and knowing there is a relatively safe place to hide from up to a F3/F4, it just makes sense to do it...

Details on the wood framed option can be viewed here (see pdf page 83): https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/file ... _p-320.pdf