Tornado Safety for You and Your Family

Recently an F-4 mile wide tornado ripped through Northern Colorado. This tornado traveled 35 miles running over cars, farms, buildings, houses and even turning over semi trucks and derailing a train. The Northern Colorado citizens quickly took proper cover to protect themselves. This tornado brought much needed attention to tornado safety.

Summer is tornado season. It is important that you and your family know about tornadoes and where to seek shelter before the storm to remain safe. Some important things to know about tornadoes:
*Tornado WATCH means a there is a possibility of a tornado
*Tornado WARNING means an actual funnel cloud was spotted
*Before a tornado the sky will be an eerie greenish/black color and fast moving clouds
*Some tornadoes to not have a distinct funnel, look for flying debris

What to do:
*Best places to hide are storm shelters, basements, or under stairs
*Any place away from windows with many walls between you and the perimeter of the building
*Bathtub, closet or under a sturdy table
*Use heavy blankets or a mattress to cover yourself from flying glass and other objects
*Your place for shelter should be decided on before hand and well known

Where NOT to be when you see one coming.
If you are in your car, remember NOT to stop under a bridge/overpass if you suspect or see a tornado is coming. The wind speed actually increase anywhere there is a restriction. The area under bridges/overpasses restricts the air and it will speed up and cause even more damages to anything in the area.

Here is a site about tornado safety: