| Tornado WATCH: | This means that conditions are such that storms capable of producing a tornado may develop in the next few hours. |
| Tornado WARNING: | This means that either a tornado has been sighted or that it is highly probable that one will soon develop. The warning will be signaled by the storm warning sirens. |
The TORNADO TAKE COVER SIGNAL is a 3 to 5 minute loud, steady tone on the storm sirens. This signal will be sounded on the large sirens placed on the main campus, at Lake Carl Blackwell, and those installed throughout the City of Stillwater. (If the sirens sound again, it is further warning--NOT all clear.)
Persons should seek IMMEDIATE shelter in a basement or lower floor, interior corridors, or interior rooms. If you are in an open-span area such as a gymnasium, auditorium, or warehouse, go to the wall farthest away from windows or glass, crouch down against the wall, and protect your head with your arms. STAY AWAY from windows and exterior walls. If caught outside a building, lie flat on the ground, face down, preferably in a ditch or depression.
THE OSU POLICE WILL OPEN THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS AS SHELTERS FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CASE OF STORM ACTIVITY AFTER REGULAR WEEKDAY HOURS. (Use caution in traveling to these buildings.)
| AG HALL
(corner of Farm Road and Monroe): The south entrance at the east end is wheelchair
accessible.
ENGINEERING SOUTH (east of the Library): This basement is wheelchair accessible, but only by elevator. STUDENT UNION (Use the Hotel or Parking Garage entrance after 5:00 p.m.): The center-level parking garage entrance is wheelchair accessible. |
If local radio is available, keep tuned to KOSU-FM (91.7 MHz), KSPI-FM (93.7 MHz), KVRO-FM (98.1 MHz), or KGFY-FM (105.5 MHz) for storm details. The "All Clear" signal is given over FM radio and NOT the storm sirens. [Stillwater Emergency Operations Center also broadcasts storm warnings over local cable (not satellite) television.]
For more campus information, go to www.ehs.okstate.edu/chapters/tornado.htm.
Try to remain calm at all times
PLEASE
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