{"id":2979,"date":"2015-03-04T19:34:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T19:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2015-03-04T20:14:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T20:14:19","slug":"tornado-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/tornado-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-509 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tornadochase.jpg\" alt=\"Tornado Chasing Image\" width=\"2288\" height=\"1712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tornadochase.jpg 2288w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tornadochase-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tornadochase-1024x766.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2288px) 100vw, 2288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tornado safety isn&#8217;t just about preparing before a tornado hits, it&#8217;s about knowing what to do during and after.\u00a0 This article will help you prepare for before, during, and after a tornado event.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before a Tornado<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure all family members know the tornado safe location in your home<\/li>\n<li>Store an emergency kit in your safe location<\/li>\n<li>Identify where to go if you are at work or school<\/li>\n<li>Make a family communications plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>During a Tornado<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to a safe location away from windows on the lowest level of a sturdy building<\/li>\n<li>If you are caught outside, get in a car, buckle-up, and try to drive to the closest sturdy shelter<\/li>\n<li>Go to a storm shelter if you are in a mobile home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After a Tornado<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beware of downed power lines, broken gas lines, and sharp\/dangerous debris<\/li>\n<li>Avoid damaged areas<\/li>\n<li>Stay off the roads to allow rescue workers clear passage<\/li>\n<li>Follow instructions from officials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Preparing your pets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get your pets ready at first sign of an approaching storm<\/li>\n<li>Put your dog on a leash and your cat in a carrier<\/li>\n<li>Move all pets to the shelter well ahead of the storm<\/li>\n<li>Include pet food and medicines in your emergency kit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"How tornadoes form\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/how-tornadoes-form\">How tornadoes form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Facts about tornadoes\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/tornado-facts\">Tornado facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"tornado safety\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/tornado-safety\/\">Tornado Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lightning Safety\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/lightning-safety\/\">Lightning Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Flood Safety\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/flood-safety\/\">Flood Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"tornado myths\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/tornado-myths\">Tornado Myths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lightning Myths\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/lightning-myths\/\">Lightning Myths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The life cycle of a thunderstorm\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/the-life-cycle-of-thunderstorms\">Life cycle of thunderstorms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Criteria for a tornado warning\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-glossary\/criteria-for-a-tornado-warning\">Criteria for a tornado warning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Criteria for a severe thunderstorm warning\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-glossary\/criteria-for-a-severe-thunderstorm-warning\">Criteria for a severe thunderstorm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Difference between a flood and flash flood\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-flash-flood-and-a-flood\/\">Difference between &#8220;flood&#8221; and &#8220;flash flood&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Get severe weather alerts by email and text message\" href=\"http:\/\/iAlert.com\/services\">Sign-up For Severe Weather Email\/Text Alert Notification Services<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornado safety isn&#8217;t just about preparing before a tornado hits, it&#8217;s about knowing what to do during and after.\u00a0 This article will help you prepare for before, during, and after a tornado event. 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