Tell the caller...

• Go to a pre-designated shelter area. Interior hallways on the lowest floors are usually safest and best.
• Stay away from windows or glassed areas. Avoid large, glassed atrium areas such as might be found in the center of a mall.
• Stay away from large rooms with wide ceiling areas, like dining halls or gymnasiums.

Card "A1" - Calling from a high-rise building in the path of a tornado

Tell the caller...

• If there is time, go to the basement or small interior room on the lowest level of the building. Avoid stairways with windows. Closets, bathrooms, and small offices are examples of small interior rooms. DO NOT use the elevators!
• If you can't get downstairs safely, then go to an interior hallway or bathroom.
• Find an area with a substantial support beam and get under something sturdy, such as a heavy desk or table, a staircase or a bed.