The Seymour Safe Room will open during severe weather events when certain conditions are met. Activation may occur at the request of the National Weather Service or Webster County Emergency Management, or when Webster County is under a tornado warning and severe weather is imminent.
The shelter may also open if trained weather spotters in nearby counties, including Greene, Christian, Dallas, or Douglas, report a funnel or wall cloud moving toward the Seymour area. It can also activate when straight-line winds of 70 MPH or greater are predicted. The safe room is located at 700 East Clinton and…..