Severe Weather Preparedness Week spotlights tornado, severe thunderstorm safety
(WLOS)— Severe Weather Preparedness Week for North Carolina continues at this time with a give attention to severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
About 10% of the thunderstorms within the US annually are severe. A severe thunderstorm is outlined as a storm with wind gusts of 58 mph or better, or producing hail an inch or better in diameter, or producing a twister.
Severe thunderstorms are a risk to life and property, and ought to be taken critically by looking for shelter inside a sturdy constructing and inspiring others to do the identical.
Tornadoes are uncommon in western North Carolina and extra frequent in Upstate South Carolina. Even a weak twister can produce main harm and be life-threatening.
If a Tornado Warning is issued the place you’re, go to your basement, or the bottom degree of your private home, away from home windows and outdoors partitions. For additional safety, cowl your head with a helmet, and canopy your physique with blankets or a mattress to defend it from flying particles.
If you’re on the street when a Tornado Warning is issued, exit your car as quickly as you’ll be able to safely and go inside a sturdy constructing close by, ideally one with a basement. Never search shelter underneath an overpass or a tree.
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Overpasses can change into wind tunnels, whereas bushes can fall in your car or produce flying particles.
