Council Fire, Handbook of McMurry College, 1983-84 Page: 51
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TORNADO PREPAREDNESS
During the tornado season:
1. Listen to your radio or TV. A tornado watch tells people
to go about their business, but to keep an eye on the sky
and in touch with weather statements.
A tornado warning tells people of an actual sighting or radar
indication and urges those in the danger path to take
immediate cover.
2. When a warning is issued, take cover.
If you have limited time the basement or an interior hallway
on a lower floor is safest. Upper stories are unsafe. If there
is no time to descend, a closet or small room with stout walls,
or an inside hallway will give some protection against flying
debris. Otherwise, hide under some heavy furniture. In all
cases try and stay away from windows or any type of glass.
If time permits, go to one of the following shelter areas for
maximum protection:
1. Library basement
2. Radford basement
3. The game room, Bookstore, or MSG offices in the
Campus Center (stay away from the court yard windows)
4. Gold Star basement
5. Dining Hall basement
If you are caught outside move away from a tornado's path at
a right angle. If there is no time to escape, lie flat in the
nearest depression, such as a ditch or ravine. If you are in
a car get out and lie in the ditch if possible.51
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