-Vehicle Safety-

Decorative Image: If you see a tornado while driving, try to get to an indoor shelter if nearby. If no indoor shelter is immediately available, get out of the vehicle and lie flat in a ditch and cover your head.

Ringlewood, NC F3 Tornado: Nov. 2006

Decorative Image: Avoid seeking shleter under a overpass. Winds are forced through underpasses at a faster speed, carrying deadly debris. Winds diminish closer to the ground.

Speaker Notes:

• If you see a tornado while driving, try to get to place of safety indoors if nearby.

• If no indoor safety is immediately available, get out of the car and lie flat in a ditch and cover your head.

• NEVER seek shelter under an overpass. Winds are funneled through underpasses at a faster rate of speed, carrying deadly debris. Winds diminish closer to the ground.