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get to a shelter. If it is a small tornado then go to the closet or bathroom and pile clothes, sheets, and blankets on top of you.

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Q: What should you do if you are at home when a tornado occurs?
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Where should you go outside when a tornado occurs?

You should not even need to go outside during a tornado. Let's say you forgot something outside and a tornado is there. Should you go out? NO! Because it is very scary to go outside during a tornado. But you should gather your family together, and then go in a basement or closet. Try to keep safe.


What do you do in a tornado if you are in your home?

What you should do in a tornado if you're in your home is that you must go immediatley to your basement because since basements are underground, it's impossible for a tornado to hit your basement. If you don't have a basement, my friend told me that you should go to a room with no windows.


What should you do if an EF5 tornado is approaching your home?

First, it is impossible to know how exactly strong a tornado is before it hits. But if a strong tornado is approaching you should be in your basement or storm cellar which is the safest place to be. Even if the tornado is an EF5 the portion of it with EF5 winds may still easily miss you.


Do tornado trackers have a scale to measure?

Tornadoes do have a scale by which they are rated. It is the Enhanced Fujita scale. However, trackers do not use it to rate the tornado as it occurs. Damage is assessed by experts after the tornado has passed.


What should you do when a tornado hits the ground?

If you have a basement get there imedently, if not get to the center of your home and cover with a mattresse, or get into a bathtub and cover with matresse A.S.A.P

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Where in a mobile home can you be safe from a tornado?

You should not be in a mobile home if there is a tornado coming. Mobile homes are very susceptible to tornado damage and should be abandoned for sturdier shelter during a tornado warning.


What should you do if a tornado occurs?

you should get under something sturdy,somethig like a desk or a table


Where should you go outside when a tornado occurs?

You should not even need to go outside during a tornado. Let's say you forgot something outside and a tornado is there. Should you go out? NO! Because it is very scary to go outside during a tornado. But you should gather your family together, and then go in a basement or closet. Try to keep safe.


What do you do in a tornado if you are in your home?

What you should do in a tornado if you're in your home is that you must go immediatley to your basement because since basements are underground, it's impossible for a tornado to hit your basement. If you don't have a basement, my friend told me that you should go to a room with no windows.


What should you do if you're in a mobile home during a tornado?

If you are in a mobile home and a tornado is coming you should leave and find a sturdier structure nearby, preferably one with a basement or cellar. Some trailer parks in tornado-prone areas have communal underground storm shelters that you can go to.


where should you go if you are at home when a tornado occurs?

Got to a basement or cellar if you have one. If you do not have a basement, go to a room on the lowest floor, preferably an interior room with no windows. A bathroom on the lowest floor may also be good.


What to do if a tornado is approaching?

Well this depends where you are if you are at your home you should get to your basement. If you were driving down the street and a tornado comes you should find a sturdy building or, if none is available, a ditch.


What do you call a tornado that occurs on land?

It is simply a tornado. Most tornadoes occur on land.


What is the name of a tornado that occurs on land?

A tornado. Tornadoes usually occur on land anyway.


What is a tornado touchdown?

When a tornado touches down it means it has reached the ground and can now cause damage. It is not a tornado until this occurs,


What should you do if an EF5 tornado is approaching your home?

First, it is impossible to know how exactly strong a tornado is before it hits. But if a strong tornado is approaching you should be in your basement or storm cellar which is the safest place to be. Even if the tornado is an EF5 the portion of it with EF5 winds may still easily miss you.


WHAT to do when in case of tornado?

If there is a tornado you should take your family and pets into the basement (if you have one) or a room with no windows, preferably on the first floor, not a second or third level of a home.