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 sighted or is indicated by radar. 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 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 shelters. If you are in a storm’s path, move perpendicular to the tornado and find safe shelter. Do not 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 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. If we alert you to threatening conditions, ACT FAST! Take action immediately to determine where you will go and what you will do. Don’t become a statistic.
DISASTER SUPPLY KIT Every family should have a Disaster Supply Kit. The following is a list of items that should be included. • three-day supply of water, one gallon per person per day • food that will not spoil • change of clothes and shoes • blanket or sleeping bag per person • first aid kit, including medication • emergency tool • radio • flashlight and extra batteries • extra car keys • credit cards or cash • any special items related to the members of your family
LIGHTNING SAFETY When lightning strikes, remember a few safety tips. Seek shelter immediately in a hard top 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. Even the smallest storms have the potential to cause vast damage. You need to be proactive and create safety plans for your family. News9.com has many tips and information to assist you in your plans. Log on to News9.com/weathersafety for more information. When severe weather threatens, stay with Oklahoma’s Number One Meteorologist, Gary England, and Oklahoma’s Own News 9... we’ll keep you advised.
WHEN IT MATTERS MOST
GARY’S STORM MAP HARPER Beaver Boise City
WOODS
ALFALFA
GRANT
Bartlesville
Newkirk
Buffalo
Alva
Medford
Cherokee
Guymon
Pawhuska
WOODWARD
ELLIS
OSAGE
KAY
NOBLE
GARFIELD
Woodward
MAJOR
DEWEY
Enid
BLAINE
Cheyenne
Watonga
Stillwater Guthrie
OKLAHOMA
El Reno
Oklahoma City
CREEK
Chandler
GREER Hobart
Okmulgee
Norman Anadarko
CADDO
Purcell Chickasha
KIOWA COMANCHE
Hollis HARMON JACKSON
GRADY
TILLMAN
Stigler
Wewoka Holdenville
HASKELL LATIMER
HUGHES
PONTOTOC COAL
PITTSBURG
LE FLORE
Sulphur Coalgate
McCURTAIN
MURRAY COTTON Walters
JOHNSTON
STEPHENS
Tishomingo
JEFFERSON Waurika
Ardmore
CARTER
Atoka
ATOKA
Antlers
Madill
MARSHALL BRYAN
LOVE
Poteau
Wilburton
PUSHMATHA
Duncan Fredrick
Sallisaw
Eufaula
Ada
GARVIN
Pauls Valley
SEQUOYAH
McINTOSH
McAlester
Lawton
Altus
Shawnee
Stilwell
ADAIR
Muskogee
MUSKOGEE
Okemah
McCLAIN
Mangum
CHEROKEE
Wagoner
OKMULGEE
OKFUSKEE
Cordell
DELAWARE
Tahlequah
Arapaho
Sayre
WAGONER
TULSA
Sapulpa
LINCOLN
CANADIAN
Jay
Tulsa
LOGAN
WASHITA
BECKHAM
Vinita
ROGERS
Claremore Pryor
PAYNE Kingfisher
CUSTER
OTTAWA
Nowata
PAWNEE
KINGFISHER
Taloga
ROGER MILLS
Miami
MAYES
Fairview Arnett
CRAIG
NOWATA
Pawnee
Perry
SEMINOLE
BEAVER
CLEVELAND
TEXAS
POTTAWATOMIE
CIMMARRON
WASHINGTON
Use this map to track the storms as they move through the state and keep your family ahead of the storm.
Marietta
CHOCTAW Hugo
Durant Idabel
Gary England, Oklahoma’s Number One Meteorologist A three-time Emmy award winner, Gary is an internationally recognized authority on severe weather. Gary initiated the development of the world’s first commercial Doppler radar and was the first person in history to use Doppler radar for direct warnings to the public. Gary has authored four books about severe weather. He also developed First Warning and Storm Tracker, two early notice software systems that are used throughout the US.