Severe Thunderstorm (continued)

Look For:

• Darkening skies
  
• Towering thunderhead clouds
  
• Lightning
  
• Increasing winds 22

Emergency Actions:

• Plan ahead as to what actions you will take in the event a severe thunderstorm may occur in your area.
  
• During watches be prepared to take immediate action.
  
• During warnings, if the skies become threatening, take immediate action.
  
• Go inside a home or large building or an automobile (not a convertible).
  
• Do not use telephones except for emergencies.
  
• Do not stand under or near a tall isolated tree or a telephone pole.
  
• In a heavily wooded area, seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees.
  
• In open areas, go to a low place such as a ravine or valley.
  
• Get off or away from open water, tractors and other farm equipment, motorcycles, bicycles, golf carts, etc.
  
• Stay away from wire fences, clotheslines, metal pipes and rails.
  
• If you are in a group in the open, spread out, keeping people several yards apart.