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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.
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.
How do people avoid or limit a tornado's damage?
People can limit tornado damage by building home to higher construction standards.
If you were in a mobile home during a tornado what would you do?
Leave the mobile home for a sturdy building or an underground shelter.
What can humans do to minimize tornado damage?
You can make sure your home follows building codes.
Where should you go during a tornado and where should you avoid?
During a tornado, go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows, doors, and outside walls. Do not stay in a mobile home or seek shelter under a bridge or overpass.
What to do if you have to evacuate a mobile home for a tornado?
You should have a pre-planned place to go that you can get to quickly. This can be a sturdy building, preferably with a basement, or an underground shelter. Some mobile home parks have underground storm shelters.
What should you do if a tornado comes and you are not at home?
If you are in a building go to an interior room on the lowest floor and stay away from windows. If you are outside or in a car with no access to shelter take cover in a ditch. Do not attempt to outrun the tornado and do not seek shelter under an overpass.
Is it too dangerous to drive in a tornado?
Yes. You are safer inside a sturdy building than in a car. A tornado does not have to be very strong to lift or roll a car. A car is provably the worst place to be in a tornado after a mobile home.
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 not to hide in a tornado?
Places you should not seek shelter during a tornado include:Under an overpassNear a windowIn a mobile homeIn a carOn the second or higher floor of a house.
What is the safest way to seek shelter if a tornado approaches?
If you are in your home and there is a tornado on the ground, get to the lowest floor on your home and stay in a room where there are no windows, glass, or anything that can shatter. This room should be in the basement. If you don't have a basement, take shelter in the bathroom; most tornadoes can demolish the whole house but usually leave some parts of the home not destroyed. Take shelter in a bathtub or whatever is firm to the walls. Also, take whatever that can protect your head like some blankets or a few pillows. If you are driving a car, don't try to outrun the tornado. It is very dangerous because tornado acceleration forward can move up to 70 mph. Instead, get out of the car and lie flat in a ditch or the nearest shelter you can find like a nearby building. If you are in a crowded shopping mall, drop to the ground and cover you head to make as little as a target as possible. Remember to always be careful.
