Go to a safe shelter immediately, such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar or a small interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows, doors, and outside walls. Do not go under an overpass or bridge Since you have no basement or interior rooms, move as far away from windows as possible. Crouch down into a squatting position, put your arms over your head and lock your fingers together behind your head. This position helps protect your head, chest, and stomach area. being down low also helps protect you from debris. If you are unable to take shelter in an interior room or basement, get under a sturdy piece of furniture, if possible. Use a blanket, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow or cushion to protect your head and neck. Tornado safety precautions Pay attention to warnings. ... Move to the basement quickly. ... Crouch low to the ground. ... Get under something sturdy. ... Monitor storm alerts. ... Do not stay in a mobile home. ... Go inside. ... Don't try to outdrive the tornado... In general, get as low as you can. A basement below ground level or the lowest floor of a building offers the greatest safety. Put as many walls between yourself and the outside as possible. Avoid windows at all cost! The least desirable place to be during a tornado is in a motor vehicle. Cars, buses, and trucks are easily tossed by tornado winds. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN YOUR CAR. If you see a tornado, stop your vehicle and get out. Figure out a safe place to ride out the storm. ... Get away from windows and get underground. ... If a tornado appears while you're on the road ... ... Put on your shoes – and a helmet. ... Keep your pets on a leash or in a carrier, and bring them with you. Go to a safe shelter immediately, such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar or a small interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building. Stay away from windows, doors, and outside walls. A dark, often greenish, sky Wall clouds or an approaching cloud of debris Large hail often in the absence of rain Before a tornado strikes, the wind may die down and the air may become very still A loud roar similar to a freight train may be heard An approaching cloud of debris, even if a funnel is not visible https://www.stormeyes.org/tornado/faq/notahose.htm#:~:text=Tail%20clouds%20sometimes%20have%20very,are%20sometimes%20mistaken%20for%20tornadoes. Tornadoes at any time of day can cause mass amounts of destruction, but tornadoes in the dark are far more likely to turn deadly. Tornadoes that happen at night are more than twice as likely to result in deaths than tornadoes that occur during the day. The widest tornado damage path was estimated at 4 km (2.49 mi) wide and was caused by the Hallam Nebraska tornado in the Midwestern USA, on 22 May 2004. On 22 May 2004 some 56 tornadoes occurred in the Midwestern USA. One of them, known as the Hallam Nebraska tornado, left a swathe of destruction up to 4 km wide in some places. stay away from cars or mobile homes
