What do i do if there is a tornado at home or school?
Feb 22, 2010
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Tornado Shelters
I live in California and a few weeks ago there was a tornado warning when i was at home. Then the tv said, "Tornado Warning seek shelter immediately" and i was like o.k but where do i go they didn’t tell me. So i just sat around for 30 minutes and looked out the window occasionally.i was also absent from school my friend told me that the teachers didnt tell them what to do so they just stayed in class and couldnt leave.
So im wondering what do i do if this happens again?
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8 comments
A.J on February 22, 2010 at 7:01 am
i live in cali right now, but my whole life i lived in south carolina, where, in the summer, there is a tornado warning three times a week. warnings mean there IS a spotted or indicated tornado in your area, seek shelter. watches mean conditions are right for them, stay alert.
im not worried. i hate tornadoes, and get scared shit-less in sc, but in cali, honestly not all that worried.
anyways, you need to be on the first floor of your home. in case the top is blown away or caved in. also, you know have like, a wall with a window, is an outer wall? a completely inner walled room is recommended, if not a basement or cellar.
usually we get a blanket and a flashlight and sit in my innerwalled downstairs bathroom, in the shower. the warnings only last twenty minutes or so thouhg, anyway.
Joe on February 22, 2010 at 7:01 am
We here in Oklahoma go outside and look for it.
blake_transformer on February 22, 2010 at 7:01 am
go in the hallway with that isn’t by any windows or doors, and huddle yourself around a locker
Chris on February 22, 2010 at 7:01 am
If you have a basement then go there. I know if you’re near the beach you won’t have one (I grew up near the beach). In lieu of a basement, stay on the bottom floor in the center most room, away from windows. Usually laying down in a bathtub is recommended. In school, once again you need to go as close to the center of the building as possible.
Chadd on February 22, 2010 at 7:01 am
Make a new invention
. Make a giant metal box with fluffy pillows inside with a lock on the door, so if the tornado happens to attack, it lifts the box, throws it, and you are thrown toward a building or the ground, and you land on fluffy pillows all nice and safe 
. No not really idk normally there are weather shelters in each city I guess.
Chase on February 22, 2010 at 7:01 am
This SERIOUSLY is my answer: RUUUUUUUN!
But really. A tornado is formed by TWO "plates" of circular wind (it is more complex but this is what is important). One one top and one on the bottom. This means, you need to move to an area that these two "plates" cannot connect; under a bridge or something to that effect.
Loretta B on February 22, 2010 at 7:01 am
In your home head for the basement if you have one or the inner most room in the house away from windows. If you are at school, just follow whatever the schools disaster plan is, the teachers will know what that is. Tornado warning means there is a tornado on the ground in your area, usually your county.
тσÑиα∂σ fαиαтι¢ on February 22, 2010 at 7:01 am
At school, there should be a basement to seek shelter in. Your teachers will lead you down the stairs. That is the safest place during a tornado. If your school doesn’t have a basement, seek shelter in the bathrooms, that is the second safest place.
At home, go to your basement. If you don’t have a basement, go to your bathroom. The plumbing in the bathroom holds that area of a house down.