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Posted on: March 1, 2023

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Tornado Safety Communications

Tornadoes Can Happen Any Time of the Year

Before a Tornado

  • Know the location of the closest safe room or storm shelter in your community. Refer to shelter safety information available from your local government.
  • Keep a stocked emergency kit of supplies in your home.
  • Create a family evacuation plan and ensure everyone knows where to go when the tornado strikes.
  • Learn to detect the signs of an onset tornado, which may include a dark, greenish sky, large hail, a giant, dark cloud hanging low in the air which may or may not be rotating, and the loud sound of roaring in the sky.

After a Tornado

  • If you are trapped under debris, do not move. Attempt to make noise so safety personnel can locate you by whistling or tapping on a wall.
  • Avoid downed power lines and potentially unstable debris.

During a Tornado

  • Seek shelter immediately. If you cannot get to a designated storm shelter in time, the safest locations are small, interior, windowless rooms (e.g., a closest) at the lowest level of a building; basements, and storm cellars.
  • If you don’t have access to a small, safe room, you should get under a sturdy table.
  • Cover your head and neck with your arms and cover your body with blankets and pillows if possible.
  • When you are confident the storm has ended, get out as quickly as possible and go to a designated storm shelter.
  • Buildings and homes may have suffered structural damage and may be at risk of collapse. Do not return home until the local authorities have indicated it is safe to do so.

Listen to safety instructions from your local government.

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Tornado Safety Communications

Before a Tornado

  • Know the location of the closest safe room or storm shelter in your community. Refer to shelter safety information available from your local government.
  • Keep a stocked emergency kit of supplies in your home.
  • Create a family evacuation plan and ensure everyone knows where to go when the tornado strikes.
  • Learn to detect the signs of an onset tornado, which may include a dark, greenish sky, large hail, a giant, dark cloud hanging low in the air which may or may not be rotating, and the loud sound of roaring in the sky.

After a Tornado

  • If you are trapped under debris, do not move. Attempt to make noise so safety personnel can locate you by whistling or tapping on a wall.
  • Avoid downed power lines and potentially unstable debris.

During a Tornado

  • Seek shelter immediately. If you cannot get to a designated storm shelter in time, the safest locations are small, interior, windowless rooms (e.g., a closest) at the lowest level of a building; basements, and storm cellars.
  • If you don’t have access to a small, safe room, you should get under a sturdy table.
  • Cover your head and neck with your arms and cover your body with blankets and pillows if possible.
  • When you are confident the storm has ended, get out as quickly as possible and go to a designated storm shelter.
  • Buildings and homes may have suffered structural damage and may be at risk of collapse. Do not return home until the local authorities have indicated it is safe to do so.

Listen to safety instructions from your local government.

Information courtesy of CIVICREADY Mass Notification System A Public Safety Officer's Comprehensive Guide to Natural Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications.


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