If a tornado warning is issued for your location, take the following steps immediately…
If you are at home:
Go at once to the basement, storm cellar, or the lowest level of the building.
If there is no basement, go to an inner hallway or a small inner room without windows, such as a bathroom or closet.
Go to the center of the room. Debris can sometimes drive through walls.
If you have time, get a mattress or blankets to protect your head. If you don’t have time, use your arms to protect your head and neck.
If you live in a mobile home, get out and find shelter elsewhere in a permanent building.
If outdoors:
If possible, get inside a sturdy building.
If shelter is not available or there is no time to get indoors, lie in a ditch or low-lying area or crouch near a strong building.
Use arms to protect head and neck.
If in a vehicle:
Never try to out drive a tornado in a car or truck. Tornadoes can change direction quickly and can lift up a car or truck and toss it through the air.
Move at right angles to the tornado.
Get out of the car immediately and take shelter in a nearby building.
If there is no time to get indoors, get out of the car and lie in a ditch or low-lying area away from the vehicle.
DO NOT stop under overpasses.
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