A tornado warning indicates a tornado has been sighted or is spotted on radar. Warnings will give the location of the tornado and the area immediately affected by the warning. The immediate threat from Tornadoes is danger to life and damage to property from violently whirling winds and debris hurled through the air by winds. Agricultural crops and industries may be damaged or destroyed. Preparedness The best preparation for a tornado is to designate a safe place in or around your home as a tornado shelter.
Tornado shelters are safest if they are underground.
A storm cellar or basement away from windows offers the best protection. If neither of these is available, plan to find shelter under heavy furniture or mattresses near an inside wall of your house on the ground floor. Get under solid furniture or cover yourselves with mattresses pulled off the bed. Plan tornado drills with your family so everyone knows what to do. Know the location of the designated shelter where you work or go to school.