What should you do if thiers a tornado warning and tornado watch?

Question

we live in a upstairs apartment and we have a laundrey room down from where were at its like next to the other building where we live in the back and me and my mom are originally from alaska we moved somewhere in the midwest anyways

what do we do if thiers tornado how do we protect ourselves and my kitty ?

i allways say a prayer and i feel like i am being watched by god the father of light and love watching over us and protecting us from dangerous situations i put my trust in god but i also have to protect my where abouts in a storm situation along with my mom and same for my kitty

Answer 1

U need to go to a place with no windows. If everywhere has windows then go in a hallways. We have an apartment and it has a hallway. Put yur hands over yur head and protect yurself. Or go into the laundry room. thats the best thing to do

Answer 2

Go to a safe place, and study spelling.

Answer 3

I understand I would get down in a ditch,put your hands over your head.It may sound nasty but in like a sueage pipe looking thing. And if it comes REMEMBER NEVER EVER GO NEAR WINDOWS!!!! If it hits i can knock you out and you can fall and get sweeped away.Just like what happened in Wizard of Oz!!!

Answer 4

get the F*%^ outta there

Answer 5

Here's how it goes for us in North TX:

Severe thunderstorm warning=hang out inside, probably not near a window.

Flood warning=don't go out. if out, stay where I am until waters recede.

tornado watch=thunderstorm warning with extra fear. Be alert, gather emergency lamps just in case.

tornado warning: since they're issued by counties or parts of counties are are specific, go to the laundry room if it's just in your county, to feel more comfortable.  Take a few blankets and something soft to sit on, a weather radio ($20 at Sam's for a wind-up one) and flashlights, and kitty in the cat carrier. And a bottle or two of water in your purse/backpack, with books to read while you wait.

tornado warning with SIRENS: see above, minus books, and haul it down there.  From siren time to impact in your area, you'll have about five minutes.

We just wait for the sirens now, and I've watched the weather so much I can describe a perfect bow echo to you, including the purple hail core on radar, etc.

Answer 6

Go to the basement.

Answer 7

get ready for one. find a place that is good place where you think i can't be picked up by the tornado. u'll need to pack things like food, water, flash light, etc...

Answer 8

I have lived in Oklahoma all my life.  My grandma taught me a long time ago that a tornado watch means watch out, a tornado warning means warning there's one been spotted.  I know it's kind of cheesy but it's stuck with me my entire life.

I don't know where you live but in Oklahoma county if there is a tornado warning issued then the sirens go off county wide and your best bet is to turn to the local news stations and find out where the tornado has been located.  Take cover if it's close enough and/or coming your way.

Go to a room with no windows like a bathroom, take blankets and pillows mattresses if possible to cover with to protect yourself from flying debris and other things.  I wouldn't concern myself with food and items like that because in past tornados, here at least, they didn't last long enough to need things like that.

Just listen to your local news stations they are typically pretty good about keeping people informed.

Answer 9

A tornado watch means that the conditions are right for a tornado. You really need to worry if there is a warning that means someone has seen a tornado in the area. I would as k your landlord and neighbors what they would do in the event of a tornado. GOOD LUCK AND STAY SAFE!!!

Answer 10

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. Tornadoes come in many sizes but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, whose narrow end touches the earth and is often encircled by a cloud of debris.

Most tornadoes have wind speeds between 40 mph (64 km/h) and 110 mph (177 km/h), are approximately 250 feet (75 m) across, and travel a few miles (several kilometers) before dissipating. Some attain wind speeds of more than 300 mph (480 km/h), stretch more than a mile (1.6 km) across, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles (more than 100 km).[1][2][3]

Although tornadoes have been observed on every continent except Antarctica, most occur in the United States.[4] They also commonly occur in southern Canada, south-central and eastern Asia, east-central South America, Southern Africa, northwestern and southeast Europe, Italy, western and southeastern Australia, and New Zealand.[5]