Emergency Public Information

High Winds & Tornadoes

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Prepare and disseminate notifications, updates, and instructional messages (see also front of local telephone directory for instructions to telephone owners and

(See Public Announcement Scripts, Tab J, Annex C) to follow up on the initial warning including:

[ ] Survival tips for people on what to do

• [ ] During a tornado or destructive high winds 

• [ ] Immediately after a tornado or destructive high winds 

Expected Damage from High Winds: Tab L, Annex A

• [ ] Warnings and advice on the continuing threat of

• [ ] Storms

• [ ] Unsafe areas

• [ ] Buildings and structures

• [ ] Other hazards

During a Tornado Watch disseminate information to the public on the appropriate protective actions to take if a Tornado Warning is issued (e.g., encourage people without underground shelter to seek out an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor and there to seek cover under something sturdy, like a table, etc.).

(See Public Announcement Scripts, Tab J, Annex C)

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