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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 800 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2019
…Tornadoes and Tornado Safety…
In Illinois, most tornadoes occur from April through June, during the mid-afternoon through early evening hours, but they can occur any time of day and any month of the year.
When a tornado threatens, you may only have seconds to save yourself and your family. Have a preparedness plan for your home, school, and workplace ahead of time and practice that plan regularly. Know where to find the best tornado shelter. Get in, get down, and cover up. Go inside a sturdy structure and go to the lowest floor. Put as many walls between you and the storm as possible and stay away from windows.
In a home, go to the basement and get under the stairwell, or under a heavy piece of furniture. If there is no basement, go to an interior closet, hall or bathroom on the lowest floor and stay away from windows. Cover your head with pillows or sofa cushions.
In schools, hospitals, churches and office buildings, go to small interior rooms or interior halls on the lowest floor. Long corridors with doors or windows on the end can act as wind tunnels. Stay away from windows. Avoid large open areas with free span roofs such as gymnasiums and cafeterias.
In steel and concrete high rise buildings, it is not necessary to get to the lowest floor, but go to interior halls, bathrooms or closets. Stay away from windows.
In shopping centers, avoid large open areas and glass. Seek shelter in bathrooms, small interior spaces and behind counters. Do not attempt to escape in your vehicle.
Abandon mobile homes and vehicles for a nearby reinforced building. As a last resort lie flat in a ditch. Do not seek shelter under an overpass.
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