storm cellar
noun
: a cellar or covered excavation designed for protection from dangerous windstorms (such as tornadoes)
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Seek shelter immediately, such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar, or a small interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building.
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2025
But no one ever answers the nagging question of why all these people living in an area regularly hammered by tornadoes never seem to have a basement or storm cellar to flee to.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
For optimal protection, choose basements, storm cellars and inner rooms away from doors, windows and outer walls.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2024
Going to a basement, safe room or storm cellar is best.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2024
Now what? Basements and storm cellars are the safest locations.
—Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The lyrics tell the story of a daughter sheltering herself in a storm cellar from a tornado and her alcoholic father.
—Irene Richardson, Country Living, 5 Oct. 2022
For most of us, getting back into the swing of social life feels a bit like coming out of the storm cellar after a tornado.
—Jeanne Martinet, CNN, 14 June 2021
The more adventurous might be invited down into the home’s dungeon, its black storm cellar doors pitched against the house near the back door.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2025
But no one ever answers the nagging question of why all these people living in an area regularly hammered by tornadoes never seem to have a basement or storm cellar to flee to.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
For optimal protection, choose basements, storm cellars and inner rooms away from doors, windows and outer walls.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2024
Going to a basement, safe room or storm cellar is best.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2024
Now what? Basements and storm cellars are the safest locations.
—Ellie Wolfe, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The lyrics tell the story of a daughter sheltering herself in a storm cellar from a tornado and her alcoholic father.
—Irene Richardson, Country Living, 5 Oct. 2022
For most of us, getting back into the swing of social life feels a bit like coming out of the storm cellar after a tornado.
—Jeanne Martinet, CNN, 14 June 2021
The more adventurous might be invited down into the home’s dungeon, its black storm cellar doors pitched against the house near the back door.
—R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
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“Storm cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20cellar. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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