(KFSM) — When severe weather is coming, it’s a good idea to develop a severe weather plan ahead of time.
Here are a list of storm shelters that are open to the public. This is a developing list, so please let us know if we are missing a storm shelter.
Many shelters do not allow pets. In areas without a nearby shelter, emergency management officials ask people to develop a shelter plan at home or with friends or family instead of driving in the storm.
Anyone with a personal storm shelter is encouraged to register the shelter with their local emergency management department.
Benton County
- Pea Ridge — Pea Ridge High School
- Decatur — Northside Elementary School
Crawford County
- James R. Tate Elementary School
- Cedarville Elementary School
- Mulberry Senior Center
- Mulberry Primary School
- Alma
- Alma Primary School
- Alma High School
- Alma Middle School
- Alma Intermediate School
- Rena Elementary School
- King Elementary School
- Butterfield Middle School
- Van Buren
- Van Buren High School
- Van Buren Senior Center at Knox and Lafayette
Franklin County
- Charleston — Charleston High School
- Ozark
- Ozark Middle School
- Ozark Schools Central Campus
Johnson County
- Westside High School (Behind the administration office and high school)
- Lamar High School (Attached to the administration building)
- Behind Clarksville Primary School
- Between Clarksville Junior High and Clarksville Kraus Middle School
LeFlore County
- Arkoma — First Baptist Church
- Heavener — Saferoom between the High School and Elementary School
- Howe — New Highschool Gym
- Panama — Panama Middle School
- Pocola — Elementary School
- Poteau
- High School
- Pansy Kidd Middle School
- Upper Elementary School
- Primary School
- Spiro — High School Safe Room
- Wister — Behind new High School Gym
Logan County
- County Line Elementary School
- Paris Middle School
- Booneville Elementary School
- Booneville High School
Madison County
- Watson Primary School
Polk County
- Mena High School
- Mena Middle School
- Acorn Elementary School
- Polk County Courthouse Basement
Scott County
- Waldron
- Waldron Middle School
- Waldron Elementary School
- Waldron Storm Shelter
Sebastian County
- Fort Smith (Shelters won’t open until tornado sirens go off)
- Ben Geren Park
- Darby Junior High School
- Tilles Elementary School
- Howard Elementary School
- Trusty Elementary School
- Morrison Elementary School
- Spradling Elementary School
- Sutton Elementary School
- Kimmons Junior High School
- Sunnymeade Elementary School
- Pike Elementary School
- Ballman Elementary School
- Bonneville Elementary School
- Ramsey Junior High School
- Fairview Elementary
- Euper Lane Elementary School
- Carnell Elementary School
- Orr Elementary School
- Chaffin Junior High School
- Woods Elementary
- Cook Elemetary
- Barling — Barling Elementary School
- Arkoma — First Baptist Church
- Greenwood
- Greenwood High School
- Westwood Elementary School
- East Hills Middle School
- Lavaca — Lavaca Elementary School
- Hackett — Hackett Elementary School (North side of the school)
Sequoyah County
- Roland
- Roland Storm Shelter
- Roland High School
- Mineral Springs Church
- Sallisaw
- Sequoyah County Jail
- Immanuel Baptist Church
- Central Public School
Washington County
- Prairie Grove — Prairie Grove Elementary School
- Greenland — Greenland Elementary School
