Tornado

Go to a designated area for your building as follows

  • Basement: Applied Technology, Business, Calice, Culinary Events Center, Public Safety, and Titchener
  • BC Day Care Center – go to the hallway between the children’s rooms
  • Campus Services – go to the hallway between the bookstore and room 112
  • Decker – Ground floor, hallways avoiding the Lobby
  • LRC – Lower level corridor
  • Natural Science Center – Lower level corridor
  • Science – Main floor corridor
  • Student Center – go to the hallway between the gym & the Food Court. (Avoid Lobbies)
  • Student Services – go to the hallway between the Security Office and the Financial Aid Office
  • Student Village – Ground floor hallway on the elevator side, avoid windows
  • Wales – go to the hallway between the Administrative Office and HR

Avoid places with wide-span roofs such as auditoriums, cafeterias, or large hallways.
Get under a piece of sturdy furniture (e.g. workbench, heavy table, desk and hold on to it.
Use arms to protect head and neck.

If outdoors:

  • If possible, get inside a 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. Be aware of the potential for flooding.
  • Use arms to protect head and neck.

If in the car:

  • Never try to out-drive a 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. Be aware of the potential for flooding.

What is the difference between a Tornado Watch and a Tornado Warning issued by the National Weather Service?

  • Tornado Watch: Be Prepared! Tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. Be ready to act quickly if a warning is issued or you suspect a tornado is approaching. Acting early helps to save lives! The watch area is typically large, covering numerous counties or even states.
  • Tornado Warning: Take Action! A tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar. There is imminent danger to life and property. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If in a vehicle, or outdoors, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Warnings typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a tornado identified by a forecaster on radar or by a trained spotter/law enforcement who is watching the storm.

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