What do i do if a tornado approaches my home while i am in it.?

Question

What do i do if a tornado approaches my home while i am in it.?

Answer 1

if you have a basement, thats best, and if you have a tub in the basement, even better.  if not, get in a small room with no windows, and few objects

Answer 2

it's a question of time. if you're already seeing the tornado, you're only option is wherever you can reach in a few seconds. basement and storm shelter are the bast places to hide, and don't waste any time trying to collect any of your prized belongings, as your life is worth the most. Option 2-If you've been paying attention to the weather, and you know from experience, or from the weather warnings that your town is about to be in the path of something, and you have a car, and the thunderstorm is not yet above you, the absolute best option is to be somewhere else. To hop in a car and escape REQUIRES know-how of storm behavior, so learn all you can about these things, go on a few storm chases, visit some websites- noaa.gov has a good one.

Answer 3

go to the lowest part of your home immediately like a basement.If you don't have a basement then go to the bathroom and hide under a mattress.

If you are in:  

A structure (e.g. residence, small building, school, nursing home, hospital, factory, shopping center, high-rise building)

then:Go to a pre-designated shelter area such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar, or the lowest building level. If there is no basement, go to the center of an interior room on the lowest level (closet, interior hallway) away from corners, windows, doors, and outside walls. Put as many walls as possible between you and the outside. Get under a sturdy table and use your arms to protect your head and neck. Do not open windows.

if your in A vehicle, trailer, or mobile home then do the flowing:

Get out immediately and go to the lowest floor of a sturdy, nearby building or a storm shelter. Mobile homes, even if tied down, offer little protection from tornadoes.

if your in The outside with no shelter then do the following:

Lie flat in a nearby ditch or depression and cover your head with your hands. Be aware of the potential for flooding.

Do not get under an overpass or bridge. You are safer in a low, flat location.Never try to outrun a tornado in urban or congested areas in a car or truck. Instead, leave the vehicle immediately for safe shelter.Watch out for flying debris. Flying debris from tornadoes causes most fatalities and injuries.

Answer 4

Go to the bathroom, or an interior closet that has no windows.  Get down on the floor and huddle up with your arms over your head.  Good luck!

Answer 5

the basement is #1 if you have none then a strong interior wall!

Answer 6

If you live in a mobile home/trailer, immediately leave the trailer and find a low ditch and take shelter there.  Cover your face when there is flying debris.  

If you're in your car, don't take shelter under overpasses.  These act like wind tunnels and can strengthen the wind speeds.  Like I said before, get out of the car and hide in a ditch and cover your face.

If you live in a house with a basement, immediately take shelter in your basement.  If there is no basement, hide in the lowest part of your house in the middle of it.  Or, take a matress and go into a bathtub and cover yourself with the matress.

Answer 7

ask it to go away

Answer 8

Best place is a basement. If no basement, inside a bathtub with something like a mattress over you to block glass or things flying around. A closet might work or an inside room, but generally the bathtub is considered best.

If you are ever trapped outside, don't get under a highway overpass. People have the misconception that this is the safest place to be, but the suction if the tornado hits directly could pull you out. Getting into a ditch and pressing yourself up against the side the tornado is coming from is actually safer.

Answer 9

Get a mattress if you can into the bathroom and maybe get in the tub.   There is a lot of pipes and such in there, and is usually the safest room.  In Texas, we had storm cellars.