🌪️ Tornado Safety Guide
How to stay safe when tornadoes threaten your area.
Tornadoes can produce winds over 200 mph and destroy entire neighborhoods in minutes.
Warning Signs
•Dark, often greenish sky
•Large, dark, low-lying cloud
•Loud roar, similar to a freight train
•Large hail
•Rotating, low-hanging clouds
During a Tornado
•In a house: Go to the basement or an interior room on the lowest floor (closet, bathroom)
•Stay away from windows, doors, and outside walls
•Get under something sturdy and protect your head
•In a vehicle: Do not try to outrun a tornado. Get to a sturdy building or lie flat in a ditch
•Outdoors: Lie flat in a nearby ditch and cover your head
Tornado Preparedness
•Identify a safe room in your home
•Have a weather radio with battery backup
•Practice tornado drills with your family
•Know the difference: Tornado WATCH means conditions are favorable. Tornado WARNING means a tornado has been spotted or indicated by radar.
Key Resources
•Storm Prediction Center: spc.noaa.gov
•Weather Alerts: weather.gov
•FEMA Tornado Safety: ready.gov/tornadoes