It can be relatively safe, but some other room or hallway without exterior walls would probably be safer. Also, if your apartment is on an upper floor you may want to go to one of the lower floors if a tornado threatens.
Generally the basement and the bathroom are the safest places to go during a tornado.
If you're in such a shopping center and there is a tornado head for the bathroom, crouch down in a corner, and cover your head.
The safest corner of the room during a tornado is typically an interior room on the lowest level of the building, away from windows and exterior walls. Seek shelter in a small, windowless, and centrally located area like a bathroom or closet.
hide in your bathroom! inside your tub will be the best place
Head to the lowest floor of the apartment building, preferably a basement if possible. Stay away from windows.
An interior bathroom or hallway away from windows.
Get into a hallway or bathroom way from windows. A gymnasium can be a dangerous place during a tornado as the long span roof and tall walls can collapse.
If you don't have a basement during a tornado, seek shelter in an interior room on the lowest level of your home, such as a bathroom or closet. Stay away from windows and protect yourself with heavy furniture or mattresses. If possible, consider installing a tornado shelter or safe room for future storms.
The bathroom is generally thought of the as the safest place to hide during a tornado because they normally don't have windows, and tornadoes can easily shatter the glass of them (and therefore cause injuries).
Against a wall with your head down in a room with no windows.
The best place to be during a tornado is a basement or cellar. If you don't have one the find an interior room or hallway without windows if possible. A bathroom also provides good shelter.
Not as safe as other buildings as they often have large front windows. If you in in such a store and a tornado is coming go to the back, to a bathroom or storage room if possible..