Tornados/Severe
Thunderstorms Watch:
If a tornado or a severe
thunderstorm WATCH has been issued in
an area which includes the campus.
- Monitor Local Emergency Alert
Weather Radio station KDAL 610AM, or the (National
Weather Service-Duluth Minnesota) website.
- Supervisors with employees working outdoors
should CONSIDER instructing them
to go inside closest building with safe areas.
- Supervisors with employees working indoors
(such as in offices or laboratories) MAY instruct employees to
close windows and blinds, and be ready to move to safe areas.
- Faculty with classes in session should close
windows, inform students of building's safe areas, and be ready to
relocate to those areas in case the Watch is upgraded to a Warning.
Tornados/Severe
Thunderstorms Warning:
If a tornado or a severe
thunderstorm WARNING has been issued in an area which
includes the campus:
- Move students and staff to safe
areas IMMEDIALTELY.
- Close classroom, laboratory, and/or office
doors.
- Remain in safe area until warning expires or
until the all-clear signal has been issued.
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Definitions
Safe
Areas
Safe areas are in interior
hallways or rooms away from exterior walls and windows.
Avoid large, poorly supported roofs and structures such as auditoriums,
gymnasiums, field houses etc.
Warning
A severe thunderstorm or turnado
warning is issued by the National Weather Service (Duluth, MN) when a
thunderstorm or a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather
radar. At this point the danger is very serious and you should go
to a safe area.
Watch
A severe thunderstorm or turnado watch is issued by the National
Weather Service (Duluth, MN), when the weather conditions are such that
A severe thunderstorm, a turnado, or both, are more likely to develop.
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