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An Almanac for the Storm Season · No. I

No basement? Here's exactly where to go when the sirens sound.

A calm, step-by-step plan to keep your family safe from a tornado. By Wade Carter.

  • Minutes, not hours: know your first move before the warning
  • Any home: basement, no basement, apartment or mobile home
  • One plan for the whole family, including kids, pets and older relatives
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I · The Offer

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Get ready before the warning. 790 pages · 37 chapters · 8 appendices

  • Your safe place, whatever your home looks like
  • The shelter: do you need one, and what it costs
  • Your family's plan, minute by minute
  • Bonus: One-Page Family Plan, Large-Print Pages, First Weekend Road Map
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Both books: Tornado-Ready Home Manual and Tornado Recovery Manual

The Complete Pack: Before and After

Both books, 1,610 pages · 74 chapters · 16 appendices

  • Book One: The Tornado-Ready Home Manual
  • Book Two: The Tornado Recovery Manual (insurance, FEMA, repairs, recovery)
  • All the bonuses from Book One
  • Everything you need for before, during and after the storm
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II · The Math

What not being ready can cost

No scare tactics, just the numbers from official and industry sources, and what the manual teaches you to do about each one.

What the numbers sayWhat you'll know how to do
The average homeowners insurance claim for wind or hail damage is about $13,500.Source: Triple-I (Insurance Information Institute)Photograph and document your home before a storm, and file a claim step by step (Book Two).
A small prefabricated safe room runs roughly $5,000–$6,000; a larger one in a new home, $9,400–$13,100.Source: published safe-room cost guides, built to FEMA P-361Decide whether you truly need one, which type fits your home, what it costs and who helps pay (Book One, Part III).
Tornadoes cause about 78 deaths a year in the U.S. (20-year average).Source: NOAA / National Weather ServiceHave your plan, your safe place and your alerts set up before the warning, not during it (Book One, Parts I, II and V).
About 54% of tornado deaths happen in mobile homes, where the risk is many times higher.Source: NOAA National Severe Storms LaboratoryMake a "Plan B" if you live in a mobile or manufactured home (Book One, Chapter 11).
A tornado warning gives you minutes, not hours.Source: National Weather ServiceKnow the exact order of moves, minute by minute, even at night (Book One, Part V).

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This manual is educational. It does not guarantee any outcome and does not replace the instructions of your local authorities. When a warning is issued for your area, follow official instructions.

III · What's Inside

Two books. 74 chapters.

Book One gets you ready. Book Two gets you through what comes after. Every chapter explains one situation, step by step, with its sources named.

Book One · The Tornado-Ready Home Manual

37 chapters · 790 pages

Part I

Before the Sirens Sound

  • What a warning really gives you: minutes, not hours
  • "Watch" versus "warning": what to do in each case
  • Getting the alert even while you sleep
  • The myths that put people in danger
Part II

Your Safe Place, Whatever Your Home Looks Like

  • With a basement, and without one: your interior room
  • Apartments, mobile homes, rentals and care residences
  • In the car, at work, at school, outdoors
Part III

The Shelter

  • Do you really need one? How to decide
  • Standards that matter (FEMA P-361, ICC 500)
  • What it costs, who helps pay, and how to avoid scams
Part IV

Your Family's Plan

  • The one-page plan: who does what in 90 seconds
  • Older adults, disability, children and pets
  • The kit by budget: free, $100 and $500
Part V

The Night of the Warning

  • The warning window, minute by minute
  • Tornadoes at night: the plan for sleepers
  • When it passes: how long to wait before coming out
The Back of the Book

Eight Printable Appendices

  • One-page family plan and checklists
  • Contacts and medical information sheet
  • Myths versus facts, glossary, shelter comparison chart
  • Large-print pages

Book Two · The Tornado Recovery Manual

37 chapters · 820 pages · the first 72 hours after the storm, and beyond

Part I

Home, Papers and Money

  • Insurance: what it covers and what it doesn't
  • The photo inventory and your important documents
  • Strengthening your home on a small budget
Part II

The First Hours

  • The first 60 minutes, injuries and basic first aid
  • Gas, power lines and damaged buildings
  • Stay or go? Deciding what to do
Part III

Help and Claims

  • Insurance claims, step by step
  • Help from FEMA, SBA disaster loans, taxes
  • When aid or a claim is denied: how to appeal
Part IV

Cleanup and Repairs

  • Debris, mold, and hidden hazards
  • Tarps, temporary repairs, when to call a professional
  • Contractors: how to choose without getting scammed
Part V

Getting Whole Again

  • Emotional recovery, for you and for your children
  • Rebuild or relocate: how to decide
  • A new safe room, and your yearly review
The Back of the Book

Eight Printable Appendices

  • The First 72 Hours checklist
  • Damage and loss record for your insurer
  • Model letters and call scripts
  • Where the sources disagree
IV · Who Wrote This

I'm Wade Carter.

I wrote this manual because most tornado advice is either too vague to act on or too scary to read. People in tornado country deserve something clearer: what to do, in what order, and why.

Every recommendation here is grounded in the guidance of the National Weather Service, FEMA, Ready.gov and the Red Cross, and the sources are named so you can check them yourself. I don't claim to replace your local authorities. When a warning is issued, you follow their instructions.

"I'm not here to scare you. I'm here to make sure you know your first move."
Wade Carter · Author, The Tornado-Ready Home Manual
Why you can trust it

A first edition, from a real name

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Named, official sources

Built on the guidance of NWS, FEMA (P-361), ICC 500, Ready.gov and the Red Cross, so you can confirm any of it yourself.

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No scare tactics

A calm plan you can do over a weekend. No hype, no promises about outcomes, and no fear used to sell.

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The risk is on me

Backed by a 7-day money-back guarantee. Read it, and if it's not for you, you get every cent back.

This is a brand-new first edition. As readers send in their reviews, this is where they'll appear.

V · Questions

The questions folks ask first

I don't have a basement. Is this still for me?

Yes, that's what the manual is built around. Book One has a full chapter on a home without a basement and how to choose and prepare your interior room, plus chapters for apartments, upper floors and rentals.

I live in a mobile or manufactured home.

There is a dedicated chapter, "Why you need a Plan B," because mobile homes are not safe places during a tornado. It shows you how to plan where to go, ahead of time.

Isn't all of this free online?

Pieces of it are, scattered across many sites. What you're paying for is the order: what to do first, what to skip, and everything in one place, with sources named, ready to print and keep on the shelf.

Do I need to buy a shelter?

Not necessarily. Part III helps you decide whether you really need one, explains the standards (FEMA P-361, ICC 500), what each type costs and who helps pay, and how to avoid scams.

I'm not very handy, and not young anymore.

The plan is built to be done by one person at the kitchen table. Large-print pages are included, and where a step needs a professional, the manual says so.

What format is it, and how fast do I get it?

A PDF you can read on a phone, tablet or computer, or print at home. You get access right after your purchase, along with the bonuses.

Does it replace the instructions of the authorities?

No. It is general educational information. When a warning is issued for your location, follow the instructions of the National Weather Service and your local officials.

What if it isn't for me?

Email within 7 days of your purchase and you'll get a full refund.

The next warning won't wait

Know your first move before you need it.

A calm plan, a few simple supplies, and the confidence of knowing where to go. That's the whole manual.

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