As we begin to think about spring we need to think about severe weather as the seasons transition!!! Situational Awareness is the key to being able to avoid injury and survive a severe weather event!!!
Severe Weather Awareness Week will be observed March 8-12, 2010. MesoExtreme will post a severe weather safety tip from the NWS throughout severe weather awareness week. In the meantime, you can peruse the NWS Pleasant Hill Severe Weather Awareness website at http://test.crh.noaa.gov/eax/?n=severewx-awareness and the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency website at http://sema.dps.mo.gov/semapage.htm .
One MAJOR change this year is on tornado safety. I repost the following information from the NWS Pleasant Hill in regards to tornado safety:
1) If you can drive away from the tornado, do so. On average tornadoes move from one location to another at 35-45 mph so driving away though may be the first course of action.
2) If you can't drive away from the tornado (as in the case of driving directly towards the tornado on a divided highway, or stuck in slow moving traffic), abandon your vehicle and seek shelter in a nearby sturdy structure such as a house or other well built structure.
3) If no buildings are available, their really are no good options. At this point every person needs to decide for themselves whether they will:
a) remain in their car with their seatbelt buckled, leaning down to get below the window line, or
b) abandon the vehicle for the shelter of a culvert or lay flat, face down in a ditch or low spot.
Again, at this point there are no good options and the best thing is to not be there in the first place. ~ CS
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