Q1: Where are you?
Q2: Is your car damaged?

Tell the caller...

• Stop driving. If you can see a safe place close-by to drive to (like inside a garage, or under a highway overpass, or beneath service station awning), do so now. Make sure you pull off the highway completely.
• A tree is not the best place to seek shelter. It is common for trees to lose their branches during severe storms.
• Do not leave your car until it stops hailing. Your car will furnish reasonable protection.
• Stay away from windows. Cover your eyes with something (like a piece of clothing). If possible, get onto the floor face down, or lay down on the seat with your back to the windows. Put very small children under you, and cover their eyes.

NOTE: If the reported size is ¾" or greater, mark the location of the report on a map. Pass the report along to both the local Emergency Operations Center (or Emergency Manager), and the nearest National Weather Service office (as time permits).