The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Weather offer similar tips on how to stay as safe as possible. One of the main rules: Dont hide under the embankment of an overpass. Here are a couple of other options, if you are caught out in the open in your car during a tornado: 1. Stay in your car with the seat belt fastened. Slump down below the windows and cover yourself with a blanket. Weather advises you to keep the car running so airbags will deploy if necessary. 2. If you think you can safely get lower than the roadway, exit your car and lie in that area, covering your head with your hands, according to NWS. Be sure to get far enough away from the car so debris, or the car if it gets tossed by wind, is less likely to hit you. For more tornado safety tips, consult the experts at FEMA, the National Weather Service and Weather. I’ll put some links on the Spirit-FM Facebook page for you! m.fema.gov/during-tornado nws.noaa.gov/om/severeweather/resources/ttl6-10.pdf weather/life/safety/tornado/article/during-the-tornado_2011-11-10
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:19:05 +0000
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