NZUS83 KARX 171309
RULES 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
800 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014
...SAFETY RULES FOR TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 
HERE ARE SOME SAFETY TIPS ABOUT TORNADOES.
A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT 
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE 
TO THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...MONITOR THE LATEST 
WEATHER INFORMATION CLOSELY. THESE STORMS CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY SO 
THERE MAY BE OCCASIONS WHEN ADVANCED WARNING IS NOT POSSIBLE.
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS A TORNADO HAS BEEN SPOTTED...OR STRONG
ROTATION WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR. IF YOU ARE NEAR OR IN THE 
PATH OF A TORNADO...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND 
PROPERTY. FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES.
IN OPEN COUNTRY...TRY AND FIND A SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS 
AVAILABLE...FIND A DITCH OR CULVERT AND LAY FLAT. COVER YOUR HEAD 
WITH YOUR HANDS FOR PROTECTION.
IN HOMES OR SMALL BUILDINGS...GO TO THE BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR 
ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL...LIKE AN INTERIOR CLOSET...HALL...OR 
BATHROOM. GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY IF YOU CAN. PUT AS MANY WALLS 
BETWEEN YOU AND THE STORM AS POSSIBLE.
IN MOBILE HOMES...ABANDON THEM AND GO TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER.
IN A VEHICLE...NEVER TRY AND OUTRUN A TORNADO UNLESS IT IS QUITE 
SOME DISTANCE AWAY AND YOU CAN CLEARLY DRIVE AWAY. FIND A SHELTER 
INSTEAD OF STAYING WITH YOUR VEHICLE. AUTOMOBILES CAN EASILY BE 
PICKED UP AND TOSSED AROUND BY A TORNADO.
IN SCHOOLS...HOSPITALS...OR SHOPPING CENTERS...GO TO DESIGNATED
SHELTER AREAS. INTERIOR SMALL ROOMS OR HALLS ON THE LOWEST LEVELS 
ARE USUALLY SAFER. STAY AWAY FROM GYMNASIUMS OR AUDITORIUMS.
THE KEY TO TORNADO SURVIVAL IS BEING PREPARED. TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION 
WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED...OR WHEN YOU SPOT A TORNADO. REMEMBER...
THE ACTIONS YOU TAKE DURING A TORNADO MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THE 
LIVES OF YOUR FAMILY.
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