1. DO NOT leave the building.
2. Stay away from windows.
3. DO NOT use the elevator.
4. IMMEDIATELY move to the lowest level of the building. If the building has a basement that is accessible, go there. Otherwise, stay on the ground level floor. Stay in an inner room or hallway area that is isolated from glass doors and windows.
5. IF A TORNADO STRIKES, DO NOT go outside to survey the damage. A second tornado sometimes strikes the same area after the first one has moved through.
6. Stay calm and continue to monitor local weather broadcasts until the storms are no longer a threat.
   

A TORNADO WATCH means that the development of a TORNADO is possible because of current weather conditions.

A TORNADO WARNING means that either local storm spotters have sighted a TORNADO or a TORNADO had been indicated by local radar. Once a TORNADO WARNING had been given, persons in the path should seek shelter IMMEDIATELY. AUSTIN COLLEGE relies on the warnings given by TV, Radio, and local Civil Defense Sirens to alert the campus of severe weather. The closest is by Bryan Apartments.

The best sources for weather updates are local TV and Radio Stations, and NOAA Weather Radio. NOAA Weather Radio is a continual broadcast which can be heard via police scanners (Frequency #162.475), on the local cable TV Radar Channel, or on special pocket radios designed to receive the broadcast.

TORNADOES are difficult to predict and there is sometimes very little or no notice that one is about to strike. If a TORNADO WARNING situation arises, building occupants should follow the steps listed in for Tornado Warning.

Other severe weather situations to pay close attention to include THUNDERSTORM and FLASH FLOOD WATCHES and WARNINGS .