Rolling Fork gets Mississippi's first Oz tornado shelter
The National Storm Chasers Society and Oz Saferooms installed Mississippi's first Oz shelter at Brad Nicholson's home in Rolling Fork and a second one at a local church.
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Mississippi's first Oz tornado shelter was dedicated in Rolling Fork this week, WLBT reported. The National Storm Chasers Society and Oz Saferooms gave the shelter to Brad Nicholson, whose family lived through a severe tornado there in 2023. It sits at his house. A ribbon cutting marked the opening.
The same groups put a second Oz shelter at a local church so neighbors have a place to go. Board member Jennifer Watson said the Rolling Fork shelters are a first step toward more safe rooms in towns that do not have one. The story the station told is about those new doors, and about families having somewhere to head when the next warning comes.
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