| Summary: | Map of Mississippi hill country, depicting sites where tornados have landed, 2008. Courtesy of Southern Spaces.
Homemade residential storm shelters dot the northeastern Mississippi countryside, providing temporary security in a region hit frequently by violent storms. A haven as well for treasured relics and discarded objects, these refuges, made from materials including cement, aluminum, and even recycled school buses, can easily go unnoticed as they blend into the hillsides. In a three-county area near Tupelo, Mississippi, Erin Austen Abbott uncovers these storm shelters and their place in local history and culture.
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