Editorial standards

AI use disclosure

City pages are drafted with AI (Claude Sonnet 4.6), reviewed by our editorial team, and published only after passing uniqueness and factual-accuracy checks. One in every ten pages receives full human review.

Sourcing

Shelter design standards: FEMA P-361 (Safe Rooms for Tornadoes and Hurricanes — Guidance for Community and Residential Safe Rooms) and ICC-500 (ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters).
Contractor licensing: Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board (arkansas.gov/clb) — required for any single contract over $20,000.
Grant programs: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) as administered by the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM).
Weather and severe-storm climatology: NWS Little Rock (LZK), NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC), and NWS Tulsa (TSA) for far-western AR.
Historic tornado track and fatality data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, SPC tornado archive, and post-event NWS damage surveys (Vilonia April 27, 2014; Little Rock March 31, 2022; Wynne March 31, 2023).
City populations: US Census Bureau (2020).
Cost data: aggregated from FEMA safe room cost guidance, regional manufacturer published pricing, and HomeAdvisor / Angi for the Mid-South market.

Corrections

Factual errors: email corrections@arstormshelter.com. We investigate within 7 business days.

What we do not do

Do not publish fake reviews or fabricated installer profiles.
Do not claim contractor licenses or registrations we do not hold (we are a referral directory).
Do not manufacture, sell, or install storm shelters — installs are by independent licensed contractors.
Do not guarantee HMGP grant awards. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is competitive, time-limited after each federally-declared disaster, and administered by ADEM under federal FEMA rules.
Do not provide structural-engineering or code interpretation. FEMA P-361, ICC-500, and local AHJ requirements vary; always defer to a licensed Arkansas professional engineer for site-specific judgment.