Tornado Safety Tips

Hide in a small, windowless, first floor, interior room like a closet or bathroom. The bathtub and commode are anchored
directly into the ground, and sometimes are the only thing left in place after the tornado. Placing yourself into the bathtub
with a cushion or mattress over you gives you protection on all sides, as well as an anchor to the foundation. Plumbing
pipes may or may not help hold the walls together, but all the extra framing that it takes to put a bathroom together may
make a big difference. If there is no downstairs bathroom and the closets are all packed with "stuff," a hall may be the
best shelter. Put as many walls as you can between yourself and the tornado.
Wherever it is, the shelter should be well known by each member of the family. If you and your family will conduct annual
emergency drills(fire, tornado, etc), everyone will remember what to do and where to go when a tornado is
approaching--automatically and without panic. Choose a friend or family member in another part of town or elsewhere
to be a "contact person" that will be called by everyone should the family members become separated.