When you live in a tornado-prone area but don't have thousands of dollars to shell out for a traditional storm shelter, there are alternatives, as Patrina Coverdell can tell you.

They built it two years ago, and on Saturday, it was the shelter all 15 members of their family needed. “I said, ‘Grab your shoes, let’s go,” Rebecca said.

With no storm shelter in the city of Leeds, residents are making other preparations for safety ahead of Saturday's expected severe weather outbreak. "I feel like our city is not taking care of its ...