Monday, March 23, 2015
Tornado Season Is Here!
Don't become complacent about preparing for severe weather.
PrepareNowStore.com, 3/23/2015
BEFORE A TORNADO:
1. Be
prepared and informed. When weather is
predicted to be severe, listen to the news so you'll know if your area is at
risk and when to take action. Take action before the weather gets severe, don't wait.
2. Buy a Tornado Emergency Kit and hand crank weather radio and make sure everyone knows where they are stored.
3. Talk about tornadoes with your family. Explain the warning signs
since tornadoes can strike before any official warning is issued. Signs include
dark, often greenish clouds, large hail, a cloud of debris; and finally a funnel
cloud or a roaring noise.
4. Know the
disaster plans of your children’s school or
child care center.
5. Practice
tornado drills with your family.
Nothing drives home a preparedness plan better than drills.
DURING A TORNADO
1. Seek
immediate shelter in the safest place
you can find. The safest place in a home is the interior part of a basement. If
you do not have a basement, go to an interior bathroom, closet, or hallway on
the lowest floor.
2. If outside
or in a mobile home, seek cover in a designated
shelter or nearby sturdy building. If there is no building nearby, lie flat in
a low spot, making sure it is not a drainage area that could flash flood.
3. If you
have a helmet (or any hard head protection) this is the time to wear it. Wearing any kind of hard head protection can really help
since tornado related head injuries are common.
AFTER A TORNADO:
1. Stay informed after a tornado strikes by continuing to listen to a radio
or TV for updates. This is where the hand crank weather radio can
be a real life saver.
2. Involve your children in clean-up activities if it is safe to do
so. It is comforting to children to see life begin to return to
normal and to have a job to do.
3. Listen to your children. Encourage them to express feelings of fear, show understanding, and offer reassurance.
Tornado Watch means
that tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. People in a watch area
should review their tornado plans and be ready to act if a warning is issued or
they suspect a tornado is approaching.
Tornado Warning means that a tornado has been sighted or indicated by
weather radar. People in a warning area should go immediately to their safe
room. If they are in a vehicle, they should get out of the vehicle and go to
shelter in a nearby sturdy building or lie flat in a low spot away from the
vehicle.
Buy a Tornado Emergency Kit at
PrepareNowStore.com.
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