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TORNADO SAFETY: WHAT YOU CAN DO
INFORMATIVE 
Tags: Torandos, Weather, Fujita Scale, Damaging Winds
How to prepared for a Tornado
| | *** Before the Storm: *** |
| | Develop a plan for yourself and your family for home, work, school and when outdoors. Call OEP for assistance. |
| | Have frequent drills. |
| | Have a NOAA Weather Radio with a warning alarm tone and a battery backup to receive warnings. |
| | Listen to radio and television for information. |
| | If planning a trip outdoors, listen to the latest forecasts and take necessary action if threatening weather is possible. |
| | *** If a warning is issued or if threatening weather approaches: *** |
| | In a home or building, move to a pre-designated shelter, such as a basement. |
| | If an underground shelter is not available, move to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor and get under a sturdy piece of furniture. |
| | Stay away from windows. |
| | Do not try to outrun a tornado in your car; instead leave it immediately. |
| | If caught outside or in a vehicle, lie flat in a nearby ditch or depression. |
| | Mobile homes, even if tied down, offer little protection from tornadoes and should be abandoned. |
| | Occasionally, tornadoes develop so rapidly that advance warning is not possible. Remain alert for signs of an approaching tornado. Flying debris from tornadoes causes most deaths and injuries. |
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