FM: NWS TULSA OPERATIONS
RE: RE: OME SAFETY RULES TO KEEP IN
MIND WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING.
for TULSA OK. County
OME SAFETY RULES TO KEEP IN
MIND WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING.
Issued 809 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011
…REVIEW OF SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES…
AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS…INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES…IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATER TODAY. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION VERY CLOSELY. WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. HERE ARE SOME SAFETY RULES TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING.
Area
BEFORE SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES…
- ENSURE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE FULLY PREPARED. IN A HOME OR BUILDING HAVE A PRE-DESIGNATED SHELTER… SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY.
- HAVE ON HAND A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT…INCLUDING A NOAA WEATHER RADIO…FLASHLIGHT…RADIO AND A GOOD SUPPLY OF BATTERIES.
- IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED…SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS DEFINED AS PRODUCING PENNY SIZE OR GREATER HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. IN EXTREME CASES…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE WINDS TO NEAR 150 MPH AND HAIL LARGER THAN GRAPEFRUITS WHICH CAN CAUSE EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE.
- TORNADOES OFTEN FORM VERY RAPIDLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE IN A TORNADO WATCH…AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA…MONITOR LOCAL CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
- REMEMBER THAT LIGHTNING IS A THUNDERSTORMS MOST UNDERRATED KILLER.
- POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT. THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
- AUTOMOBILES OFFER GOOD PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING…ALTHOUGH MOVING INDOORS IS BEST. EVEN INSIDE…LIGHTING CAN KILL BY COMING THROUGH THE PHONE LINES…PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC LINES. THEREFORE DO NOT USE COMPUTERS…TELEPHONES OR OTHER HAND HELD APPLIANCES DURING A STORM.
- STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION…INCLUDING RELATED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
EXPIRES-2011.04.15.13.00-