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The invention is an improved underground storm shelter that has a downwardly tapered rear end, a removable front wall having a slidable door, an interior chamber for an occupant to take shelter, a ventilation system for ventilating and providing air circulation within the chamber of the shelter, and

The invention is an improved underground storm shelter that has a downwardly tapered rear end, a removable front wall having a slidable door, an interior chamber for an occupant to take shelter, a ventilation system for ventilating and providing air circulation within the chamber of the shelter, and an anchoring means for anchoring the shelter to the ground. The storm shelter is lightweight for transport and installation, but sturdy during inclement weather because of the anchoring system.

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1. An underground storm shelter comprising: a. a body having one or more connectable segments, with the segments having at least one segment being a front segment, a plurality of middle segments, and a rear segment having a downwardly tapered end, i. wherein the front segment being positioned transv

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An underground storm shelter comprising: a. a body having one or more connectable segments, with the segments having at least one segment being a front segment, a plurality of middle segments, and a rear segment having a downwardly tapered end, i. wherein the front segment being positioned transverse to a ground surface during installation, the front segment defining a raised, elongated doorway located off-center of the front segment, with the raised opening used as a threshold step into the storm shelter body, and the front segment having a slidable door;ii. wherein each of the middle segments comprising a floor two opposing side walls and a roof, with the floor having at least a top surface substantially contiguous with the front segment threshold step, and the floor defining a plurality of bores;iii. wherein the connectable segments form an interior chamber of the shelter body for holding one or more occupants in a sitting, crouching, or standing position;b. an anchoring means for anchoring the storm shelter to the ground surface or other structure, having at least two upwardly foldable flaps, a plurality of anchor members, and soil, with each flap defining a plurality of bores for receiving one of the plurality of anchor members after unfolding each flap, with at least one of the flaps and at least one of the plurality of anchor members each being located along each of the side walls, with the shelter floor bores each receiving one of the plurality of anchor members;c. wherein each of the segments being connectable to another of the segments during assembly with a fastening mechanism;d. wherein the soil being applied to over at least the downwardly tapered rear segment of the shelter body to aid in maintaining the location of the shelter onto the ground surface; ande. wherein at least one or more of the front segments, the middle segments, and the rear segments being slidably stackable into another respective front segment, middle segment, and rear segment when not in use. 2. The underground storm shelter of claim 1, the front segment further defining a channel for receiving the slidable door therein; the door further comprising a viewing member. 3. The underground storm shelter of claim 1, the storm shelter body chamber further comprising a support assembly comprising at least one removable support member, with the interior chamber defining at least one recess for receiving the support member for additional structural support of the storm shelter. 4. The underground shelter of claim 1, the door further comprising a ventilation system for providing air circulation within the interior of the storm shelter. 5. The underground storm shelter of claim 1, the fastening mechanism comprising a plurality snap seal fasteners and a plurality of clips, with the front segment having a first proximal portion having the door and a first distal portion further having a first lip circumscribing a first distal opening, each of the middle segments having a second proximal portion defining a second proximal opening and a second distal portion having a second lip circumscribing a second distal opening, and the rear segment having a third proximal portion defining a third proximal opening; wherein the first lip of the first distal portion of the front segment overlapping and engageable with the second proximal opening of one of the middle segments and one of the plurality of snap seal fasteners and at least one of a plurality of clips; and wherein the second lip of the second distal portion of one of the middle segments overlapping and engageable with the third proximal opening of the rear segment and one of the plurality of snap seal fasteners and at least one of a plurality of clips. 6. The underground storm shelter of claim 5, each of the middle segments further having a proximal portion having a height larger than the remaining of the middle segment, with the middle segment having a gradual slope for ease in slidably stacking a plurality of middle segments for storage or transport once the front segment is removed. 7. An underground storm shelter comprising: a. a body having i. a front end wall positioned transverse to a ground surface during installation, the front end wall defining a raised, elongated doorway located off-center of the front end wall, with the raised opening used as a threshold step into the storm shelter body, and the front end wall having a fastening mechanism and a slidable door with a locking mechanism, a viewing member, and a ventilation system, wherein the ventilation system provides air circulation within the storm shelter;ii. a floor having at least a top surface substantially contiguous with the front end wall threshold step, and the floor defining a plurality of bores;iii. two opposing side walls, wherein an upper proximal portion of the side walls having a height larger than a distal portion of the side walls;iv. a roof;v. a rear end wall having a downwardly tapered end;vi. the shelter body further defining an opening at a proximal portion of the shelter body where the two side walls, the floor, and the roof join, and the shelter body further defining an interior chamber for holding one or more occupants in a sitting, crouching, or standing position; andb. an anchoring means for anchoring the storm shelter to the ground surface or other structure having at least two upwardly foldable flaps, a plurality of anchor members, and soil with each flap defining a plurality of bores for receiving one of the plurality of anchor members after unfolding each flap, with at least one of the flaps and at least one of the plurality of anchor members each being located along each of the side walls, with the shelter floor bores each receiving one of the plurality of anchor members;c. wherein the soil being applied to over at least the downwardly tapered rear end of the shelter body to aid in maintaining the location of the shelter onto the ground surface;d. wherein the front end wall being removably fastenable to the shelter body opening with the fastening mechanism; ande. wherein the shelter body being slidably stackable into one or more of a plurality of shelter bodies when the front end wall of each of the shelter bodies are removed. 8. The storm shelter of claim 7, the shelter body chamber further comprising a support assembly comprising at least one removable support member, with the interior chamber defining at least one recess for receiving the support member for additional structural support for the shelter. 9. The underground storm shelter of claim 7, the front end wall further defining a channel for receiving the slidable door therein. 10. The underground storm shelter of claim 7, each of the side walls further inwardly tapering for ease in insertably stacking one or more shelters. 11. The underground storm shelter of claim 7, wherein the soil is further placed over at least a rearward portion of each of the flaps, the plurality of anchor members, and approximately half-way the length of the body while leaving the front end wall unencumbered. 12. The underground storm shelter of claim 7, the fastening mechanism comprising a snap seal fastener with a distal portion of the front end wall having a lip for overlapping and engaging with the opening of the shelter body when connecting the removable front end wall to the shelter body opening. 13. The underground storm shelter of claim 7, the interior chamber further comprising at least one illumination member for selectively lighting the interior of the shelter.