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B illy a n d M a r ia
L e a r n A b o u t
T o r n a d o S a f e t y
P a r t 1 o f 3
B illy a n d M a r ia
L e a r n A b o u t
TORNADO
SAFETY
Part 1 of 3
TORNADO
SAFETY
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B illy , M
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t im e s t h e y
e r n e a t h .
C U M U L O N I M B U S
( s t o r m c lo u d )
w a ll c lo u d
T O R N A D O
T o r n
t h a t
c lo u d
c lo u d
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n n e c t e d
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p a r t o f t h e s t o r m
is k n o w n a s a w a ll
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R a d io t o s e e if t h e r e is
o r y o u r a r e a . T h is m e a n
r t o r n a d o e s in o r n e a r t
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Q u e s t io n : I f a t o r n a d o is c o m in g d o y o u o p e n a
w in d o w in y o u r h o u s e b e f o r e g o in g t o s h e lt e r ?
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m o v e t o
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M o v e a w a y f r o m w in d o w s
a n d f in d s h e lt e r
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s a f e t y . T h e f ir s t
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Q u e s t io n : I s t h e s a f e s t p la c e t o t a k e s h e lt e r
w h e n a t o r n a d o c o m e s a lw a y s in t h e s o u t h w e s t
c o r n e r o f y o u r h o u s e ?
Y E S
N O
T a k e s h e lt e r in o t h e r p la c e s lik e :
T h e s e c o n d m y t h w a s a b o u t t a
s o u t h w e s t c o r n e r o f y o u r h o m
T h e r e a r e p la c e s w h e r e it m a y
s h e lt e r . T h e y a r e :
1 . Y o u r b a s e m e n t o r s h e lt e r
2 . T h e lo w e s t f lo o r o f y o u r h o
3 . I n s id e a c lo s e t o r b a t h r o o m in
4 . U n d e r a h e a v y t a b le .
k in g s h e lt e r in t h e
e . T h is w a s w r o n g !
b e s a f e r t o t a k e
m e
t h e m id d le o f y o u r h o m e .
h e n t a k in g s h e lt e r , c u r l u p lik e a b a ll a n d
c o v e r y o u r h e a d w it h y o u r h a n d s o r w it h a b o o k .
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NSSL: bm03.pdf
Billy and Maria Visit the National Weather Service, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, March 1995.
95-02
95-03
Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety- Part 1, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, April 1995.
95-04
Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety- Part 2, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, April 1995.
95-05
Billy and Maria Learn About Tornado Safety- Part 3, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, April 1995.
95-06
Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather- Part 1, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, June 1995.
95-07
Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather- Part 2, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Service Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, July 1995.
95-08
Billy and Maria Learn About Winter Weather- Part 3, by Daphne G. Thompson, DOC,
NOAA, NWS Central Region Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, Kansas City,
Missouri, August 1995.