SEVERE WEATHER CHECKLIST Every family should have a Disaster Supply Kit. The following is a list of items that should be included. • Dress appropriately: long sleeve shirt, pants and tennis shoes or boots
A TORNADO WATCH is used to alert you to the possibility of tornado development in your area. A TORNADO WARNING is issued when a tornado has actually been sited or is indicated by radar. If we alert you to threatening conditions, ACT FAST!
• Weather Radio • Flashlights • First Aid Kit including prescription medication, glasses etc. • Extra batteries and matches in a water proof container • Three day supply of bottled water and non-perishable food • Tool kit including gloves, pliers, wrench & hammer • Credit cards and/or cash • Car keys • Drivers license, insurance and bank documents • Blankets or sleeping bags-one per person • Books, games and activities for children • Change of clothes and shoes A set of ear protection gear
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If you don’t have a cellar, basement or saferoom, take shelter in a small room in the center of your home on the lowest floor, a bathroom is best. Get in the bathtub. Wrap yourself in a blanket or pull a mattress over you and protect your face and eyes. Wear a helmet, safety goggles and padding if you have them. If a center room is not available, use a small room on an east wall. If you feel your home is unsafe, familiarize yourself with the shelters available in your community and move your family there before a storm hits. Residents in mobile homes should always move to a pre-selected shelter. If you are stuck in your vehicle, don’t use it as a means of escape. Cars and trucks can be fatal if used as a shelter. If you are in a storm’s path, move perpendicular to the tornado and find safe shelter. Never seek shelter beneath an overpass. If you are in an office or factory, go to an interior hallway on the lowest level, drop to the floor and protect your eyes and face. Do not take shelter in halls that open to the south or west. Centrally located stairwells also work well as shelters. If you are caught by a tornado, avoid buildings with large span roofs and stay away from south and west walls.
LIGHTNING SAFETY
David Payne, News 9 Chief Meteorologist Jim Gardner, Bob Mills SkyNews9 Pilot
When lightning strikes, remember to seek shelter immediately in a hardtop car or building. If neither is available, find a low-lying space. Avoid trees, poles and metal. Do not use corded phones or electrical appliances. Avoid taking baths, showers and running water.
STAY AHEAD OF THE STORM Chief Meteorologist David Payne
STORM MAP HARPER
Beaver
Boise City
ALFALFA
WOODS
Buffalo
Alva
Guymon
Cherokee WOODWARD
ELLIS
Medford
NOBLE
Arnett
ROGER MILLS
CUSTER
Perry
Tulsa
PAYNE
Guthrie
Sapulpa
TULSA
LINCOLN
LOGAN CREEK
Chandler
OKLAHOMA
CANADIAN
OKMULGEE
OKFUSKEE
El Reno
BECKHAM
Oklahoma City Norman
Sayre
Cordell
GREER
Mangum
Hobart
Anadarko CADDO
KIOWA COMANCHE
Hollis HARMON HA HAR H AR A R RMON JACKSON
Purcell Chickasha GRADY
TILLMAN
COTTON
Walters
Okemah
Shawnee
DELAWARE
Tahlequah Stilwell
Muskogee MUSKOGEE
ADAIR SEQUOYAH
Sallisaw
McINTOSH
Eufaula Stigler HASKELL LATIMER
HUGHES
Wilburton
Ada
Coalgate
MURRAY
JOHNSTON
Ardmore CARTER LOVE
Marietta
Tishomingo
Atoka ATOKA
Poteau LE FLORE
Pauls Valley PONTOTOC COAL PITTSBURG
STEPHENS
Waurika
Jay
CHEROKEE
Wagoner
Wewoka Holdenville
Sulphur
JEFFERSON
WAGONER
McAlester
GARVIN
Duncan Frederick
Okmulgee
McCLAIN
Lawton
Altus
OTTAWA A
Vinita
Claremore Pryor
Stillwater
Watonga
WASHITA
Miami
ROGERS
PAWNEE
Kingfisher
Arapaho
Cheyenne
Nowata
Pawnee
BLAINE KINGFISHER
Taloga
CRAIG
NOWATA A
MAYES
Fairview DEWEY
Pawhuska
KAY
Enid
MAJOR
ll Bartlesville
Newkirk
GARFIELD G
Woodward
DAVID PAYNE & THE OKLAHOMA WE ATHER EXPERTS
OSAGE
GRANT
SEMINOLE
BEAVER
CLEVELAND
TEXAS
POTTAWATOMIE
CIMARRON
WASHINGTON
Use this map to track the storms as they move through the state and keep your family y ahead of the storm.
PUSHMATAHA McCURTAIN
Antlers
Madill MARSHALL BRYAN
CHOCTAW
Hugo
Durant Idabel
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