your very welcome and if you have any tips or recipes, please feel free to share them with us Delma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 2:15 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: HOW TO SURVIVE A TORNADO
> > These are really interesting. Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Delma > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 2:04 PM > To: RecipesAndMore; OurKitchenTable2; JanetsKitchen > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] HOW TO SURVIVE A TORNADO > > > > > HOW TO SURVIVE A TORNADO > Get under a piece of sturdy furniture. > Find a workbench or a heavy table or desk and hold > on to it. If you are in a bathroom, lie down in a bathtub. > Be Aware > . Tornadoes are not always easy to spot. They can be > nearly invisible, marked only by swirling debris at > the base of the funnel. An approaching cloud of > debris can mark the location of a tornado even if > a funnel is not visible. Some tornadoes are composed > of several mini-funnels. > HOW TO SURVIVE A TORNADO > Find shelter. > The worst place to be during a tornado is out in the > open-as on a golf course. If you cannot get inside a > sturdy building, find a ditch and lie flat, covering your > head with your hands. A sand trap or bunker is a good > spot. Do not attempt to outrun or use a golf cart to outrace > a tornado. > If inside, go to the basement, storm cellar, or the lowest level of the > building. If you are in a building with no basement, go to a firstfloor > inner hallway or a small inner room without windows, such as a bathroom > or closet. Avoid buildings- including clubhouses-that have eaves. High > winds can get under the eaves and blow the roof off. Stay low to the > floor. Very few "missiles" (wind-driven debris) penetrate walls below > three feet above ground level. Stay away from windows. High winds and > flying debris can shatter glass. Do not open windows. Move to the center > of the room. Corners attract debris during high winds. Lie completely > flat in a sand trap or ditch. Cover your head. > . A dark, often greenish sky, large hail, or a loud > roar can indicate that a tornado is imminent. > . Before a tornado hits, the wind may die down and > the air may become still. > . Tornadoes generally occur near the trailing edge of > a thunderstorm. > . Tornadoes can occur at any time of the year. In the > southern United States, peak tornado season is > March through May, while peak season in the > northern United States is May through August. > . Tornadoes are most likely to occur between 3:00 > and 9:00 p.m. but can occur at any hour. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
