Don't Stay In Car when Tornadoes are on the Way

Kentucky Tornado Safety

Growing up in Northern Kentucky, my high school usually conducted tornado safety drills a couple of times a year. Later, when I was a student at Lexington's UK, I worked for the Agricultural Weather Center. When tornadoes were near campus and everyone else was heading for cover, I was heading to the weather center to get the news online for our Kentucky farmers. I guess I am a storm junkie.

Nevertheless, I know if there are tornadoes and I am in a car it is best to take cover. Find a strong structure and get inside; do not stay in your car. A vehicle is no match for a tornado!

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Fema offers Tornado Safety tips at their site. If you are driving or a passenger in a car, do not try to outrun the storm. If you can get to a strong shelter quickly, do so. If you need to act immediately, get out of your car and into a ditch or depression. Get LOW, and cover your head with your hands. Do not get under a bridge. Watch out for flying debris, and be careful that the ditch you have chosen doesn't put you in a vulnerable position for storm flooding.

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Joyce Pinson is a Kentucky Health Insurance agent. While Kentucky is perhaps less prone to tornadoes than the breadbasket states of Kansas and Oklahoma, it is important to be informed about tornado safety. Talk to your family about your tornado safety plans.