Don’t wait until severe weather hits to have a plan. KOAM has gathered shelter registration links, public shelters and other resources to help.
Don’t forget you can register your home’s storm shelter with your city, county or state. If you have questions about storm shelter locations or registration, contact your county emergency management or local police station.
You can find storm shelter information, including links to help you register a personal shelter, below. Each year, KOAM reaches out to emergency management officials to get updated information on their public shelters.
According to the Emergency Management Office – all public schools in Webb City, Carthage and Joplin have public shelters. Be sure to contact local officials in advance for rules involving each shelter.
Joplin Public Schools Safe Rooms – The following Community Safe Rooms are available to the community during a Tornado Warning, and/or when the tornado sirens have sounded. If Community Safe Rooms open before a Tornado Warning, or before tornado sirens sound, a notification will be posted on the district’s Facebook page (click here for a helpful map).
Columbia Elementary (Temporarily Unavailable) – In the event we have a tornado warning for our area, patrons in the Columbia Elementary school zone will be able to seek shelter at the West Central Elementary Safe Room located at 1001 W. 7th St. Joplin, MO. Thank you for your patience!
