Tornado Warning Information Sheet
The First Responder
Committee suggests that all faculty and staff take a moment to review the
instructions that are provided in the event of a tornado. In the event that there is no time to inform
everyone of a tornado sighting, it would be beneficial to have prior knowledge
of what to do. This is especially true
for faculty who will be in the position of instructing students of what to do
and where to go during an event such as this.
I would like to point
out that there is a special note in the plans for anyone that may be in the
Owens Auditorium during a tornado warning.
This building contains what is called a “free-span” roof or ceiling. For this reason, individuals would be safer,
if time permits, by moving to the nearest building, which would be Wellard Hall (music building). Once in Wellard
Hall, you would need to go to an interior hallway away from glass doors and/or
windows.
Faculty
and Staff Emergency Plan
Every
employee on campus should have a copy of this plan. These were distributed by
the First Responder Committee and were copied on lavender paper.
Instructions
For Emergencies
Every
classroom on campus should have a copy of this plan posted. These were distributed by the First Responder
Committee and were copied on pink paper.
First
Responder Teams Emergency Plan
At this point in time, only core
individuals have a copy of this plan.
The current rosters are being updated.
The Physical Plant
will conduct a walk-through of all buildings on campus announcing that we are
currently under a Tornado watch and to be prepared to take cover in the event
of a warning/sighting. At that time, faculty
and staff should take a moment to review the Tornado instructions that are
listed on the plans mentioned above.
What will happen in
the event of a warning (sighting)?
A sighting could
consist of a weather alert that a Tornado has been sighted in our area, or it
could be a visual sighting on campus.
Quite honestly, prior warning will depend on where the tornado has been
sighted. If time permits, the Alert
System will be activated and a walk-through will be initiated. All should follow the instructions on the
plans mentioned above.
Should you have any
questions, concerns, or need copies of any of the plans listed above, please do
not hesitate to contact Charla Matthews at ext. 3889
in the