Tornado Warning! Now What?

Tips for Office Tenants caught in a Tornado Warning

April Showers Bring May... TORNADOS! As we've seen over the past few days, tornado warnings can be a common occurrence in the Denver area in the spring. Just 6 years ago we had the largest tornado in Colorado history in the Windsor area in Northern Colorado.

A tornado warning is an alert by the National Weather Service confirming a tornado sighting and location. The Weather Service will announce the approximate time of detection and direction of movement. Wind will be 75 M.P.H. or greater.

DO:

• Pull blinds or drapes closed, if time allows.
  
• Get away from the perimeter of the building and exterior glass.
  
• Leave your exterior office and close the door.
  
• If you have a portable radio or flashlight, take it with you.
  
• Go to a core location (central corridor, elevator lobby, enclosed stairwell, restroom).
  
• Protect your head and eyes, lie flat, and make as small a target as possible. 

DO NOT: 

• Use the elevators. 
  
• Go to the first floor lobby or outside the building.
  
• Touch any exposed wiring after the tornado passes.

IF YOU ARE IN TRANSIT IN THE BUILDING: 

• Go to a stairwell for shelter.
  
• Do not go to the first floor lobby or outside the building.
  
• IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN AN OUTSIDE PERIMETER OFFICE seek protection under a desk. 
  
  

I am not a tornado expert, so please use your own judgment. :0)