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TORNADO
The difference between a WATCH and a WARNING:
A tornado watch means weather conditions are favorable for a tornado to develop. People should be alert for approaching storms, Classes will continue.
A tornado warning means a tornado or funnel cloud has been sighted, or is indicated on weather radar. The county-wide emergency sirens will be activated when a warning is issued. People should seek shelter IMMEDIATELY.
To report a tornado:
• If you are using a campus phone, dial 6-6677 or 9-911.
Protect yourself:
• Seek shelter in the basement or a lower floor interior hallway or corridor.
• Shelter should be a windowless interior room such as a closet, bathroom, interior hall, etc.
• Get under a sturdy workbench or heavy furniture (i.e. table or desk), if available.
• If you are outside and unable to get to a building for protection, move away from the tornado’s path at a right angle. If there is no time to escape, lie flat in the nearest depression (i.e., ditch or ravine).
• Use your arms to protect your head and neck.
Avoid the following:
• Top floors of buildings.
• Areas with glass windows or doors.
• Auditoriums, gymnasiums, cafeterias or other areas with large, free span roofs.
• Automobiles.
Helpful items to have with you:
• Flashlight
• Radio
• Portable or Cellular Telephone
Other information:
The Medical Education Campus is of substantial masonry construction, and is generally considered safe for use as protective area from a tornado.
If you are located on the first floor, protection should be sought in rooms 154, 152 and 151 (core). If you are on the 3rd or 2nd floor, please seek protection in room 227 (radiography labs) and 225 (practice nursing lab).
If the sirens sound, classes will be dismissed and College functions will be terminated. Instructors will advise students to proceed to a safe area.Classrooms and other spaces with exterior windows are not suitable for protection; small, interior spaces are best. Under no circumstances should anyone leave a building after the sirens have sounded. |
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