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CLEVELAND – The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center is predicting a moderate risk for severe thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon with very strong winds. There is also a possibility for isolated tornadoes and wind damage.

The Ohio Office of Emergency Management offers the following tornado safety tips (you can read the full list of recommendations here: http://www.weathersafety.ohio.gov/tornadofacts.aspx):

Tornado Safety Tips

While taking shelter during a tornado warning, the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness encourages Ohioans to DUCK:

D – Go DOWN to the lowest level

U – Get UNDER something

CCOVER your head

KKEEP in shelter until the storm has passed

-When a tornado watch is issued, review your safety plan – don’t wait for the watch to become a warning.

-Despite Doppler radar, tornadoes can sometimes occur without any warning, allowing very little time to act. It is important to know the basics of tornado safety.

 

To read more tips on what to do in a tornado, click here: NewsNet5.com

Article and Picture Courtesy of WEWS NewsChannel 5

A Few Tornado Tips in Case of Danger  was originally published on wzakcleveland.com