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Tornado season is here With the recent devastation in Joplin and numerous tornado warnings in the Kansas City area, many of us have increased our awareness of inclement weather conditions where we live. We watch the news or use our cell phones to determine the severity of developing weather conditions. How many of us use weather radios to get up-to-date weather information? NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) all-hazards radios save lives by alerting people who are indoors when severe weather approaches. NOAA all-hazards radios provide constant, useful weather information. They are equipped with a special alarm tone that will sound an alert and give immediate information in a life threatening situation. During an emergency, the National Weather Service will interrupt routine weather radio programming and broadcast a special tone that activates weather radios, by county, in the listening areas. While these radios are primarily used for severe weather alerts, authorities can also use these radios to issue warnings about other types of hazards, such as chemical spills
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Larry Jones Larry Jones is director of the Independence Health Department. or biological hazards. These radios are inexpensive and can be purchased locally. When listening to weather alerts concerning tornadoes, it is common to confuse a tornado watch and tornado warning. A tornado watch means that tornadoes are possible in your area. Remain alert for approaching storms. Find out what counties are in the watch area by listening to your NOAA weather radio or local radio and television stations. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar.
Here are a few tornado safety tips to remember when a tornado warning is in effect. n Have a pre-designated safety spot. n Go to the lowest level possible in a structure. n Put as many walls as possible between you and the outside. n Avoid windows and glass. n In a basement, stay under the center support beam, a stairwell or heavy piece of furniture for protection from falling debris. Stay out of corners; debris often collects in corners. n If you have no area below ground level, use a hallway closing doors off to outside rooms. A small interior room away from outside walls and windows would be preferable to large rooms or rooms with outside walls. n If outside or in homes of modular construction, go to a safe shelter if possible. Do not try to outrun a tornado in your car. If you do not have a family emergency plan, now is the time to create one. Communication with family becomes very important after a catastrophe such as Joplin.
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