Unlike hurricanes, which often days to prepare, tornadoes can develop in minutes, if conditions are right.
When the tornado warning sirens sound, you have no time for "prepared". Want to make your survival tornadoes all prepared in advance so you can see at a shelter for his head.
The most important thing you can do in advance is a tornado, to determine where to wait for the storm. If you identify the safest place in yourHome, a long "Twister kit" that you can only save there. If you held the basis of a tornado in your pocket you are not sure take the time valuable collection of supplies needed before going on the roof. This could save your life if a tornado is rapidly evolving direct your path.
If you have one, makes a great backpack container for your supplies. If you do not work on a backpack, a bag with handles is stable.
What you should knowPack your Tornado Survival Kit
First Light. When a tornado strikes, should expect to lose electricity. Waiting for a storm in a dark room is much more frightening, especially for children. Then, even if your house intact, it could find no power. Need light.
Pack a flashlight for each family member. Keep the batteries separately in sealed plastic bags, will be fresh when you need it. Throw in somebendable glow light sticks for hours, and you have light when and where you need it. Fill with Halloween. Sometimes it's hard to find other times to this.
If your house or the neighborhood was defeated, you should assume that the gas lines were broken. It is not safe to use all supplied by a flame of light or heat. Avoid using candles or lanterns.
A second small, portable emergency weather radio. You may not be able to feel the stormWarning room and you want to know with certainty if the danger has passed. Store batteries separately. A crank emergency radio weather, needs no additional power source is always a good choice.
Third blankets for warmth and protection from flying glass and debris. Pack covers one or two large enough to cover everyone.
Fourth Water. One or two bottles of water per person. Avoid large gallon containers as they are to pack too heavy and too difficultto bear. Small bottles can be inserted into recesses in the backpack or shoulder bag. If you have pets, pack another bottle of water for each cup with a small fold out drinking.
Fifth Emergency food. Want to eat enough to keep you and your loved ones go for 24 hours. muesli bars, biscuits, peanut butter, nuts, cookies, cakes, and do not forget to bottles and formula if you have a child. Throw in a foil package of food for each animal.Avoid canned, because they are heavy. In an emergency, you should be interested in more concentrated calories and energy with vitamins and a balanced diet.
A sixth mini first aid kit with various sizes of patches, gauze, a long roll of gauze, antibacterial ointment and a small bottle of over-the-counter painkillers like acetaminophen (Tylenol).
A seventh quality all-in-one tool, a screwdriver, pliers, wire cutters and a saw blade has.
8th An elderly coupleShoes for each family member. If you woke up in the middle of the night may have time to try and attract shoes. If your house is hit, you do not want to go through the dirt without socks.
A ninth light waterproof jacket with hood for each family member. Tornadoes are almost always accompanied by heavy rain. If your protection is violated, we encourage the protection, will also help you want to keep warm.
10th A whistle very loudly. IfYour house is badly damaged, a whistle blowing strong alerted rescuers to help your site.
Keep emergency tornado safe area in your pocket so that you find it quickly and easily in the dark. Subsequently, pocket, store a fire extinguisher that you know how to use them. Fires are a high risk for a tornado, because of broken gas lines. I will not be taken into a secure area without the means to remove a fire.
When you hear the "takeCover "warning, you grab your children, your pets and your phone in this order, and go for the coverage in your safe area until you get to know it is absolutely safe. Do not make the mistake with the ' exterior or a window to see if the warning "real."
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