Tornadoes: Fast & Furious Safety Tips

It is best to keep scary tornado facts a secret, so that children don't become scared.

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Families should spend time together to discuss tornado safety.

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Schools should never practice safety drills because they are too scary!

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Know your SAFE PLACE for a TORNADO

Match the following

• Cover yourself!

  Blankets, mattress, stairs, table.

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• Basement

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• Bathroom

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• Small

  Center Room,

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• Bunker/Storm Shelter

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Schools practice safety drills so that everyone can go to a safe place, as quickly as possible.

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Why is it important that we are ALL QUIET

during a TORNADO DRILL or even a REAL TORNADO WARNING?

• Children should only be seen and not heard.

• Students need to be taught that talking is NOT allowed at school.

• Students & Teachers need to be able to hear important instructions and weather updates.

School bathrooms are one of the safest places to take shelter from tornadoes.

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Why do we CROUCH into a small position,

FACE-DOWN for a TORNADO DRILL

or TORNADO WARNING?

• To protect our body from debris being blown by strong winds.

• To make our bodies into the biggest target possible.

Which emotion shows how we feel, the more we practice and know what steps to take to be safe.

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Match the following ways in which people can stay informed about severe weather.

• Local News

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• National Weather

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• Cell Phone Weather Alert

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• Emergency Siren

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• Weather Radio

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