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In this Friday, May 2, 2014 photo, Art Munoz, of GFS Storm Shelters, lowers a storm shelter into a hole dug through the slab in a garage as Vic Rodriguez assists him at a residence in Yukon, Okla. Last year's deadly tornadoes, which killed more than 30 people, scared Oklahomans in a way that previous storms had not, moving them to add tornado shelters or reinforced safe rooms to their homes. In fact, surging demand has overwhelmed companies that build the shelters. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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In this Friday, May 2, 2014 photo, Art Munoz, of GFS Storm Shelters, maneuvers a storm shelter into a garage at a residence in Yukon, Okla. Last year's deadly tornadoes, which killed more than 30 people, scared Oklahomans in a way that previous storms had not, moving them to add tornado shelters or reinforced safe rooms to their homes. In fact, surging demand has overwhelmed companies that build the shelters. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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In this Thursday, May 1, 2014 photo, Jacob Ortiz, of Thunderground Storm Shelters, puts the finishing touches on a hole for a storm shelter installation in the garage of a residence in Oklahoma City. Last year's deadly tornadoes, which killed more than 30 people, scared Oklahomans in a way that previous storms had not, moving them to add tornado shelters or reinforced safe rooms to their homes. In fact, surging demand has overwhelmed companies that build the shelters. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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In this Thursday, May 1, 2014 photo, Thunderground Storm Shelters' Dustin Wagner, left, and Jacob Ortiz, center, assist as Jim Hohnsbehn digs a hole for a storm shelter in the garage at a residence in Oklahoma City. Last year's deadly tornadoes, which killed more than 30 people, scared Oklahomans in a way that previous storms had not, moving them to add tornado shelters or reinforced safe rooms to their homes. In fact, surging demand has overwhelmed companies that build the shelters. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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In this Thursday, May 1, 2014 photo, Jacob Ortiz, of Thunderground Storm Shelters, directs as the finishing touches are put on a hole for a storm shelter installation in the garage of a residence in Oklahoma City. Last year's deadly tornadoes, which killed more than 30 people, scared Oklahomans in a way that previous storms had not, moving them to add tornado shelters or reinforced safe rooms to their homes. In fact, surging demand has overwhelmed companies that build the shelters. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, left, kicks off his first annual Outdoor Recreation Summit by signing a long-awaited swap of state and federal lands in Grand, San Juan and Uintah Counties, with state Bureau of Land Management Director Juan Palma, right, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Salt Lake City. The deal gives the federal government about 25,000 acres of conservation and recreation lands in exchange for about 35,000 acres of energy-rich land for the state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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From left to right, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert kicks off his first annual Outdoor Recreation Summit by signing a long-awaited swap of state and federal lands in Grand, San Juan and Uintah Counties, with state Bureau of Land Management Director Juan Palma and state trust lands director Kevin Carter Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Salt Lake City. The deal gives the federal government about 25,000 acres of conservation and recreation lands in exchange for about 35,000 acres of energy-rich land for the state. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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FILE - In this May 24, 2013, file photo, Sabrina Mitchell takes a peek inside a neighbor's storm shelter in Moore, Okla. The deadly tornadoes that killed more than 30 people scared Oklahomans in a way that previous storms had not, moving them to add tornado shelters or reinforced safe rooms to their homes. But the surge of interest in tornado safety has overwhelmed companies that build the shelters. Now there are long waiting lists, and many people have to endure the most dangerous part of the season with no added protection. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)