What should you do if a tornado is approaching?

What should you do if a tornado is approaching?

Go to the lowest floor, small center room (like a bathroom or closet), under a stairwell, or in an interior hallway with no windows. Crouch as low as possible to the floor, facing down; and cover your head with your hands.

What safety measures should you take if your area is under a tornado watch?

Go to a safe shelter immediately, such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar or a small interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows, doors, and outside walls. Do not go under an overpass or bridge.

How do you prepare for a tornado before it happens?

Emergency Kit

1. Water and canned or dried food – families should set aside one gallon of water per person per day, to last three days, and a three-day supply of food per person.
2. Battery powered radio.
3. Flashlight.
4. Extra batteries for the radio and flashlight.
5. Prescription medications.
6. First-aid kit.

What are the instructions to follow in the event you get caught in a tornado?

Lie flat, covering your head with your hands for protection. In vehicles or outdoors: when tornadoes are possible, limit your outdoor plans or finish them early. Stay close to a sturdy shelter. If caught outside, find shelter in a ditch or remain in your vehicle and cover your head for protection.

What is the most dangerous part of a tornado?

updraft

How do you spot a tornado at night?

Signs of a tornado at night: If at night you see bright ground flashes near a thunderstorm (blue-green-white), it may be a sign that a tornado is blowing out power transformers and power lines there. Also, when lightning flashes, you may actually see the tornado.

How can you tell if a tornado is about to happen?

Tornado Warning: Quick Reference Guide

1. A dark, often greenish, sky.
2. Wall clouds.
3. Large, heavy hail often without any rain.
4. A sudden die down of wind – also the air may become very still.
5. A loud roar similar to a freight train may be heard.
6. A cloud of dust and debris approaching, with or without a visible funnel.

Does the sky turn green during a tornado?

The “greenage” or green color in storms does not mean a tornado is coming. The green color does signify the storm is severe though. The color is from the water droplets suspended in the storm, absorbing red sunlight and radiating green frequencies.

What does it mean when the sky is purple?

In the air scattering of light by molecules of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere makes the sky blue. But the magical purple colour from hurricanes and typhoons can form when the air is super-saturated with moisture and the storm clouds (and often the sun as well) hang low in the sky.