Even as the severe weather season winds down, more Oklahomans are adding storm shelters to new and existing homes, what with slightly lower costs and reasonable bank loan rates. But as Oklahoma Watch reporter Brad Gibson reveals, the lack of community shelters in cities and the upfront costs of a safe room at home leave lower-income people out of luck and vulnerable during dangerous storms.
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