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Let’s Be Prepared

Let’s Be Prepared. How a Tornado Starts. Tornado. Tornadoes usually come from a part of the storm that is low to the ground – “ The Wall Cloud” A wall cloud is connected to a big storm cloud called a cumulonimbus cloud. .

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Let’s Be Prepared

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  1. Let’s Be Prepared

  2. How a Tornado Starts Tornado Tornadoes usually come from a part of the storm that is low to the ground – “ The Wall Cloud” A wall cloud is connected to a big storm cloud called a cumulonimbus cloud.

  3. Updrafts cause cumulus (puffy white clouds that have dark bottoms) to grow into bigger clouds called cumulonimbus clouds. These can grow up to 50,000 feet high. When they hit the stratosphere it acts like a ceiling and forces the cloud to spread sideways and form an ANVIL shape.

  4. Tornado MAY Be Possible Tornado Watch Watches are issued by County Gather together: flashlight, battery operated radio, blanket & first aid kit Check the “Safe Place” in your home to make sure nothing is blocking the way and you have emergency supplies

  5. Get Prepared! • Identify the safest place in your house to go to. Basement, under a heavy table, bathroom, interior hallway *Sit Down and make a plan and TEST IT OUT. • Prepare a Disaster Supplies Kit • Why do we need one?? • What should you put in it??

  6. Disaster Supply KitBasic Supplies • Flashlight and extra batteries • Battery operated or “crank type” radio • Non – Perishable food…don’t forget the pets • First Aid supplies • Water • Medication that is regularly used • Games or small toys • Supplies for people with special needs and babies • Blankets • Your emergency plan…with phone number of relatives, friends, your doctor

  7. We need to be prepared This theater had a plan and saved many lives

  8. Radio WEKZ 93.7 FM or 1260 AM LISTEN for weather updates onTV Channel 3 15 27 13 AM-FM Radio and Weather Radio

  9. When You Travel Know the Name & location of the County You Are In County map Storms approach from the WEST Green Rock Lafayette

  10. Tornado Warning NEW…Warnings are now issued by AREA Tornado Has Been Sighted Take Cover IMMEDIATELY WHERE WOULD YOU GO??

  11. Where Can You Find Safety? Go to Your Basement….go under the stair steps or get under a heavy table Go into a closet or to an interiorhallway Curl Up in a Ball and Put Your Hands Over Your Head Cover up with a blanket. Stay Away From Windows Take your flashlight and radio!!

  12. At School Follow the instructions from your teacher. You may be told to go into the hallway that is in the middle of the school. Curl up in a ball and put your hands over your head. STAY CALM

  13. Mobile Homes – Trailers – Campers Are Dangerous Places to Be Mobile Homes are easily damaged or destroyed in a tornado BE PREPARED BEFORE A STORM HITS Make plans NOW to stay with a friend or relative If a tornado is approaching you are safer to go outside and lie down in a ditch….cover your head and neck with your hands.

  14. This Trailer Home was Destroyed in a Tornado

  15. Don’t Forget About Your Pets Make sure your pets have ID tags. If they get separated from you they can be returned home. Put them on a leash or in a carrier Pets are NOT allowed in shelters. Make sure you have a safe place for them to stay at too.

  16. How can a foot or two of water cost you your life? • When a vehicle stalls in the water, the water's momentum is transferred to the car. For each foot the water rises, 500 lbs. of lateral force are applied to the car. • But the biggest factor is buoyancy. For each foot the water rises up the side of the car, the car displaces 1,500 lbs. of water. In effect, the car weighs 1,500 lbs. less for each foot the water rises. • Two feet of water will carry away most automobiles. • Road beds may be washed out Never play in flood water

  17. If you hear thunder you are in DANGER To estimate the number of miles you are from a thunderstorm count the number of seconds between a flash of lightening and the next clap of thunder. Divide this number by 5. If you count 20 between the flash and the bang you are about 4 miles from the storm.

  18. Be Smart! Lighting kills 75-100 people each year.

  19. Learn where the safe places are at your house – Or Where you stay at often like Grandma & Grandpa's Keep flashlights handy – keep extra batteries and learn how to replace them Have a battery operated radio Learn what local tv and radio stations to listen to for weather information – practice this Have a First Aid Kit – include phone numbers of relatives Make sure your sitter knows all of this information too. Make Plans at Your Home

  20. THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD AUDIENCE!! QUESTIONS!!!

  21. Myths and FactsLets See What We Know

  22. Tornadoes are always visible from a great distance. False! They can be hidden in heavy rainfall I can wait until next week to to learn where safe places are at my house. False: TODAY - You need to talk to an adult at your house or where ever you stay at often to know where you should go.

  23. If there is a thunderstorm I can call my friends to pass the time. False! You should not use the phone during a thunderstorm unless it is an emergency. Telephone lines can conduct electricity! You can use a cordless phone if you stay away from the base it charges on. Tornadoes cause houses to explode from changes in air pressure. False! Homes are damaged by strong winds, not air pressure changes. There has never been a flood in Green County. False! Green County is the number one county in our state for flooding. Over half a million dollars in damages to homes in August 2007

  24. Did the National Weather Service change the way it issues weather WATCHES or WARNINGS?? Weather watches remain the same..issued by county Weather WARNINGS were changed to area

  25. True or False: People struck by lightning carry an electrical charge and should not be touched. False: Victims struck by lightning do NOT carry an electrical charge and should be attended to immediately. A victim shocked by a downed wire MUST NOT be touched until the electric company shuts off the power.

  26. A Tornado WATCH means a tornado has been sighted False A Tornado Watch means weather conditions indicate that a tornado may be possible.

  27. How long should you wait to go outside after a storm? Do not go outside until 30 minutes after the last bang of thunder. True or False: A Tornado Warning means I should find my flashlight, radio and first aid kit just in case I have to go to a safe place. False You must do this when the Tornado Watchis issued so you are ready if a warning is issued.

  28. FALSE Overpasses can concentrate and direct the tornado winds, and place people under them in an even more dangerous situation. In recent years, several people seeking shelter beneath overpasses have been killed or injured. Being above ground level during a tornado is dangerous. Take shelter in a ditch or low-lying area below ground level and away fromvehicles, but beware of flooding. True of False: Highway overpasses are safe shelters against tornadoes.

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