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If someone needs immediate help with tornado warning, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tornado warning issued — a tornado may form or is approaching.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Lowest interior room. Away from windows. Cover your head.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dark greenish sky, large hail, or roaring freight-train sound.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Visible rotating funnel cloud or debris cloud approaching.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tornadoes produce extreme wind that destroys weak structures in seconds.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You may have only minutes from warning to impact.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move to basement, storm cellar, or lowest interior room.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avoid corners near exterior walls if possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crouch low, cover head and neck with arms and padding.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wear shoes in case you must walk through debris after.
When and how to get professional help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Get to sturdy shelter immediately. Mobile homes and vehicles are unsafe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 after tornado passes if trapped or injured.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report location and number of people needing rescue.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Anyone trapped in collapsed structure needs immediate rescue.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT stay in mobile homes, cars, or under highway overpasses.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT open windows — it does not protect the building.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Highway underpasses are safe tornado shelters
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Underpasses create wind tunnels and flood risks. Go to a sturdy building interior.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wind acceleration and flying debris in underpass.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Aftershock
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — The ground shakes again after the main earthquake.
Avalanche warning
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche danger is high on slopes where you are traveling or living.
Buried in avalanche
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You or someone nearby is buried in avalanche snow.
Compound disaster
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple disasters overlap — e.g. earthquake and tsunami, cyclone and flood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Head and crush injuries require emergency medical care.