Secure loose items such as lawn furniture that might be blown about by high winds. Stay away from windows and doors. Conduct tornado drills each tornado season. Designate an area in the home as a shelter, and practice going to the designated shelter area as a family. Discuss with family members the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning.
Sturdy shoes Develop an emergency communications plan.
After a disaster, it s often easier to call long distance. Make sure everyone in the family knows the name, address, and phone number of the contact person. Tornadoes are spawned from powerful thunderstorms and the most powerful thunderstorms produce large hail. Tornadoes frequently emerge from near the hail-producing portion of the storm. Tornadoes generally occur near the trailing edge of a thunderstorm.