Abandon mobile homes and go to the lowest floor of a sturdy nearby building or a storm shelter.
At school, go to your designated location or to an interior hallway on the lowest floor and cover your head!
Avoid locations with high ceilings or wide-span roofs, such as gymnasiums, shopping malls, cafeterias, churches, and auditoriums.
Do not take shelter under a highway overpass or bridge. Do not try to outrun a tornado in your car. Leave it immediately for safe shelter.
Go to a basement and get under the stairway or under a heavy piece of furniture. If there is no basement, go to a small interior room on the lowest floor, such as a closet, bathroom, or hallway. Put as many walls as possible between you and the outside.
If caught outside or in a vehicle, go to the lowest floor of a sturdy nearby building or as a last resort, lie flat in a ditch or depression and cover your head.
In a pinch, put a metal trash can over your body. It will help to protect you from falling and flying debris.
Know where very heavy objects rest on the floor above (pianos, refrigerators, waterbeds, chimneys, etc.) and do not go under them. They may fall down through a weakened floor and crush you
Remember it is flying debris from tornadoes that causes the most injuries and fatalities.
Stay away from windows, glass, and cover your head! Cover your body with thick blankets, pillows, mattresses, sleeping bags, couch cushions, etc.