Find a Tornado Shelter

Tornado Siren will sound:

• 5-minute duration indicates – Warning signal
• 1-minute duration indicates – All-clear signal

Tornado Safety Information

• The safest place to be is an underground shelter, basement or safe room.
• If no underground shelter or safe room is available, a small, windowless interior room or hallway on the lowest level of a sturdy building is the safest alternative.
• Mobile homes are not safe during tornadoes or other severe winds.
• If you are caught outdoors, seek shelter in a basement, shelter or sturdy building.
• If you cannot quickly walk to a shelter immediately get into a vehicle, buckle your seat belt and try to drive to the closest sturdy shelter. If you see large objects flying past while you are driving, pull over and park. You now have two choices:
  • Stay in the car with the seat belt on. Put your head down below the windows, covering with your hands and a blanket if possible.
  • If you can safely get noticeably lower than the level of the roadway, in a deep ditch, for instance, exit your car and lie in that area, covering your head with your hands.

Information courtesy NOAA.gov.