‼️VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ‼️
Okay I know I joke about tornado season a lot (cause I am a tornado nerd who lives in the south) but in all seriousness, please have a tornado safety plan. I know a lot of us don’t have basements so bathroom or interior room on the lowest level of your house away from windows. Never take cover under an overpass. Get in a ditch and cover your head. Don’t try to outrun a tornado. If you see a tornado forming or touch down and there’s no warning or sirens, call 911 to report an active tornado so they can get the warnings out. Don’t forget your pets!! Inside and in your safe space with you!
Don’t stay back to grab stuff. I understand that you don’t want to lose important or expensive things but they can be replaced, you can’t.
PUT SHOES ON!! I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!
In the event that you take a direct hit from a violent tornado, STAY WHERE YOU ARE. if there is debris on top of you obviously get out of that but STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE!! DO NOT WANDER AROUND THE STREETS!! if there are power lines down, which there probably will be, DO NOT GO NEAR THEM!! The electricity radiates. You don’t have to touch them to get electrocuted.
Don’t wait until a warning is issued to start preparing.
As soon as a watch is issued or tornado possibilities are confirmed, put your shoes on, grab something to cover your head (preferably a helmet if you have one), and gather your things into your safe place.
By time the warning is issued you only have a few minutes, maybe seconds, to get to your safe space if you are to take a direct hit.
KEEP YOUR NOTIFICATIONS ON AT NIGHT!! Night time tornadoes have the highest mortality rate of any tornado. Make sure your phone is loud enough to wake you up! Especially if you live in a rural area with no sirens.
That’s about all I can think of right now but please please please don’t wait until the last second to get to your safe space. It’s better to over react than to under react.
Stay safe, my loves ❤️
