Tornadoes
A Deadly Truth

5 SAFETY TIPS

• Take shelter in a basement or interior room
• Get far away from windows, doors, and outer walls
• If you're out in the open, lie flat in a ditch or low lying area
• If possible, sheild yourself with a matress/blanket
• Never try to outrun a tornado in a car

SIGNS OF A TORNADO

• Dark/ greenish looking skies
• Hailstorms with large hailstones
• A large, low lying cloud that may be rotating
• A loud roar like a freight train

MORE TORNADOES

• The most powerful tornadoes happen in the US
• They happen in every state and in all seasons
• 75% of tornadoes happen in the USA
• An 83 ton train was once picked up by a tornado& moved 80 feet

Tornado safety in schools

Lightning often accompanies tornadoes

You should always have an emergency survival kit in your home.

Tornadoes stir up clouds of dirt

The aftermath of a tornado

WINTER SAFTY

GENERAL SAFTY

• Keep dry. Change wet clothing frequently to prevent a loss of body heat.
• Walk carefully on snowy, icy, walkways.
• Keep a sufficient supply of heating fuel.
• Maintain ventilation when using kerosene heaters to avoid build-up of toxic fumes
• Don't overexert yourself shoveling snow.

BLIZZARDS

• A blizzard is a snowstorm with winds that reach 35 MPH
• During a blizzard, stay indoors (it's the safest place to be).
• When outside, watch for signs of hypothermia and frostbite
• Avoid driving unless absolutely necessary
• If caught while in your car, pull to the side of the road, turn emergentcy flashers on

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FROSTBITE

• Occurs when the skin and body tissue just beneath it freezes
• Loss of feeling
• white or pale appearance in extremities
• Cover exposed skin, but do not rub the affected area
• Seek medical help immediately.

HYPOTHERMIA

• Dangerously low body temperature. Uncontrollable shivering, memory loss
• disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness,
• take the person’s temperature. If it is below 95°, seek medical attention
• Get the victim to a warm location. Remove wet clothing.
• Wrap person in blanket. Give warm drinks if conscious.

WINTER WEATHER STATS

• 70% of ice and snow deaths occur in automobiles
• 25% of ice and snow fatalities are caused by people being caught
• 75% of deaths from hypothermia are in males
• 20% of hypothermia deaths occur in the home
• 50% of deaths from cold exposure are in the elderly

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