What do i need to do in case a tornado touch down? its a tornado watch & warning in nc?

Question

i have a one year old child and i don't know where i suppose to go or hide in case of one. i know what they taught me in school but its different now because i got to look after my child and myself. please somebody help me.

somebody said hide in a bath tub but i got a window in there. i have a walk in closet but my bath room and walk in closet is connected but it got different doors. and its a widow in there too.

Answer 1

Find a basement and get in. Hard to believe that somebody who lives in tornado areas knows nothing about safety.

Answer 2

This is the time right now to plan what to do for a tornado and make sure you have a NOAA weather alert radio The radios can alert you when a tornado warning is issued at night while sleeping.

A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop and you should pay close attention to the weather.

If a tornado warning is issued for your area, do not panic. Go to a place of safety. Go to the lowest floor of your house like the basement. Once in the basement get under a sturdy piece of furniture or go into a bathroom in the basement. If no basement is available go in to an interior room such as a closet. If that is not available go in to an bathroom without windows. Stay away from outside walls and windows. Cover your head to protect from flying debris. Never try to out run a tornado in a car, if cought in a car and can not take no place of safety, lay down in a ditch and cover your head. Do not take cover under a over pass. Do not stay in mobile homes as they do not offer protection and can be flown as easily as cars can.

For local weather info. From the National Weather Service.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov

Storm Prediction center (responsible for issuing severe thunderstorm and tornado watches)

http://www.spc.noaa.gov

Tornado info

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/

National severe storms laboratory. (more info)

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov

Answer 3

I would head to the basement ASAP.  Get off the computer now.  There have been I believe 3 reports of spotted tornadoes so far.  If you do not have a basement go to a closet with no outside walls.  Stay away from windows and bring some supplies, water, flashlight, battery operated radio.

Answer 4

WHAT TO DO...

In a house with a basement: Avoid windows. Get in the basement and under some kind of sturdy protection (heavy table or work bench), or cover yourself with a mattress or sleeping bag. Know where very heavy objects rest on the floor above (pianos, refrigerators, waterbeds, etc.) and do not go under them. They may fall down through a weakened floor and crush you.

In a house with no basement, a dorm, or an apartment: Avoid windows. 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. A bath tub may offer a shell of partial protection. Even in an interior room, you should cover yourself with some sort of thick padding (mattress, blankets, etc.), to protect against falling debris in case the roof and ceiling fail.

Answer 5

Go to an interior room with no windows.  Cover yourself with a mattress.  One of the biggest problems with a tornado is flying debris (like glass).  That's why you need to avoid windows.  Also, interior rooms are shielded by the rest of your house.  We have a closet under our steps that can hold a couple people.  That's what we use.

Also, don't worry about a watch.  That just means conditions are good for a tornado.  A warning means one has be sighted (or determined from radar) nearby.  Watch the news.

Answer 6

Ok, if your house has a basement, go there. That is the safest place to be because it is generally underground and well structured. If no basement is available, go to the lowest floor possible and find a small room that is located nearest to the center of the house, preferably a bathroom or closet. Remember to stay away from any windows or outer walls, as well as the top floors. Grab a blanket or pillows with you and sit down in the room. Cover your heads with the blanket or pillows and wait for the storm to go by or for the sirens to stop sounding. If you have a TV, it would help tuning to your local news channel and turning the volume all the way up so you can hear it from a distance. Instructions should be provided on what to do if the storm is being covered, there is no reason why it should not be covered in a dangerous situation like this.

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