10 safety tips for tornadoes

Answer 1

1. If you are outside when a tornado hits and you cannot get inside quick enough, then you should go into a ditch and curl up into a ball as tight as you can.

2. If you are inside when a tornado hits, go into a interior room like a bathroom or closet with no windows on the lowest floor in the house. Try and get under something like a table or blanket.

3. If you are at school during a tornado, they will probably already have a drill, but if not, get up against the wall in a hallway or classroom with no windows on the lowest floor and get into the turtle tuck. The turtle tuck is when you get down on your knees, lean over with your head facing your knees, and your hands over your head.

Answer 2

• Have supplies ready beforehand and readily accessible. Supplies should include a first aid kit, flashlights, and a battery-powered weather radio.
• The safest place to be during a tornado is underground in a basement or cellar.
• Try to put as many walls between you and the outside as possible.
• Small rooms and closets are usually sturdier than large ones, and so offer more protection.
• Trailer homes are not safe during a tornado. Seek shelter in a sturdier structure.
• If you cannot get to a safe shelter, lie down in a ditch or depression.
• Do not seek shelter in a car; they offer little protection and are easily tossed.
• Do not seek shelter under an overpass. They offer little protection and act as wind tunnels.
• Do not wait until you can see the tornado. Many tornadoes are obscured by rain or the dark of night or may not have highly visible funnels.
• Do not attempt to outrun a tornado.