Tornado Warning: What you should do

Your phone is buzzing about a tornado warning for your area.  What should you do?

The National Weather Service advises you to:

• Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
  floor of a sturdy building.
• Avoid windows.
• If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
• Take a radio and phone with you to keep abreast of the latest warnings

Warnings typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a tornado identified by a forecaster on radar or by a trained spotter/law enforcement who is watching the storm.

Dan Alexander is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at dan.alexander@townsquaremedia.com

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