Hatter Alert: Emergency Guidelines System
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Tornado Emergency
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Tornado Watch: A Tornado Watch means tornadoes are possible in your area. Remain alert for approaching storms, and be prepared to seek shelter.
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Tornado Warning: A Tornado Warning means a tornado is imminent or has been indicated by Doppler radar or reported by storm spotters. Move to your pre-designated place of safety immediately!
It is recommended that each building and/or department purchase a NOAA Weather Radio with a battery backup and tone-alert feature that automatically alerts you when a Watch or Warning is issued. Purchase a battery-powered commercial radio and extra batteries as well.
What to do during a tornado warning
- Take cover immediately.
- If you are outside, move immediately to a well-constructed building nearby. If you cannot get to a shelter, move to a low spot such as a ditch or a culvert and stay as low to the ground as possible.
- If you are inside a building, find the most central space on the lowest floor of the building to which you have access, preferably away from doors and windows. If possible, take cover under a desk, table, mattress, or other protective item. Stay as low to the floor as possible.
- In a high rise building, go to a small, interior room or hallway with no windows on the lowest floor possible.
- Get out of vehicles, trailers and mobile homes immediately and go to the lowest floor of a sturdy nearby building or storm shelter.
- Watch out for flying debris. Flying debris from tornadoes causes most fatalities and injuries.
- If you must go outdoors immediately after a severe storm, watch for fallen power lines and hazardous debris.