Students Responsibilities:
When a tornado is approaching you should seek shelter. If in the open find a ditch, culvert, or ravine and lie face down, hands over the head. If in a vehicle, leave it and seek shelter as above. If in buildings, go to the shelter area and assume a protective posture (crouch on elbows and knees with hands over the back of the head). Most deaths in tornados are caused by head injuries which result from flying debris.
Upon hearing the tornado warning or being notified of a tornado warning students should proceed immediately to the building locations listed below:
Building: Rally Points
- Evans: Basement
- Zimmerman: Basement
- Library: Basement
- Horton: Ground floor interior hall
- Flower: Ground floor interior hall
- Bowie: Basement or Health Room
- Apartments: go to Zimmerman Basement
- Dining Commons: Zimmerman Basement
- Gymnasiums: Zimmerman Basement
- Physical Plant: Auto Shop Basement
Note to Students: If RDA's and RA's are not available in the dormitories our Campus Safety Officers are required to ensure that no one remains in the upper portions of the buildings and ensure that all residents remain in the basements until the National Weather Service clear the warning. This could require forced entry into all rooms (ie, dorm rooms, restrooms, gym dressing rooms, etc.) within that building during tornado warning anytime day or night. Our Officers generally arrive within minutes of a warning so prompt action is required on the part of the student. Our Officers will do their best to notify halls of the opposite sex of their presences. Given the requirement to enter all rooms, it is imperative that you vacate the room to save your embarrassment and ours. Emergencies require quick action on everyone's part.
Resident Assistant Responsibilities:
- Ensure all residents within your Area of Reasonability (AR) proceed to the above specified location.
- You proceed to the above specified location.
- Account for all residents that reside in your AR reporting those missing by room number to your RDA.
- Ensure all residents remain within the basement of the building until the warning is silenced and the Campus Safety Officer indicates it is safe to exit.
Resident Director Assistant Responsibilities:
- Ensure all residents within your Area of Reasonability (AR) proceed to the above specified location.
- You proceed to the above specified location.
- Account for all residents that reside in your AR reporting those missing by room number to your Resident Director.
- Ensure all residents remain within the basement of the building until the warning is silenced and the Campus Safety Officer indicates it is safe to exit.
Resident Director Responsibilities:
- Ensure all residents within your Area of Reasonability (AR) proceed to the above specified location.
- You proceed to the above specified location.
- Account for all residents that reside in your AR reporting those missing by room number to the responding Campus Safety Officer.
- Ensure all residents remain with the basement of the building until the warning is silenced and the Campus Safety Officer indicates it is safe to exit.