Tornado Information Difference between Tornado Watch and

Tornado Information
Difference between Tornado Watch and Tornado Warning
Tornado Watch
Issued to alert people to the possibility of tornado development in your area.
Tornado Warning
Issued when a tornado has actually been sighted or is indicated by radar.
What to Do
Tornado Warning:
Signal in Lawton, Oklahoma is a 3-minute siren blast.
KCCU Radio (89.3 or 102.7) and KSWO-TV (Channel 7) will simulcast.
Monitor the TV or Listen to the radio.
Meaning - A tornado has been sighted or is developing in the immediate area.
Action - Seek shelter immediately!
Shelter
Inside:
Storm Cellar, Basement, Center of house in closet under table, bed or mattress. NEVER stay in
a mobile home; seek other shelter!
Outside:
Lie flat in a ditch or culvert (watch for flooding).
SKYWARN Weather Safety Rules (KSWO Website)
622 SW Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501
(580) 353-5366 - Office ‹(580) 353-5377 - Fax ‹[email protected] ‹bellaireapts.com
During a Tornado Watch:
Monitor KSWO TV.
Watch the sky.
Listen to KCCU 89.3 or 102.7.
Listen for siren.
Have a flash light, portable radio and blankets handy.
DO NOT CALL 911 unless it is an emergency.
No all clear siren will sound.
Storm Protection Areas in Lawton: (see attached pages for directions)
Burch Hall, Cameron
University:
2800 West Gore Blvd
MacArthur High School:
4400 E. Gore Blvd
Shoemaker Center
753 Ft. Sill Blvd (North
(Lawton Public Schools): of Lawton High School)
YMCA No. 5:
(Open ONLY during
working hours)
Weekdays 6AM - 10PM
Saturdays 8AM - 5PM
Sundays 1PM - 5PM
SW 5th Street at Gore
Blvd.
Galilee Missionary Baptist
Church:
7 NE Bell (Dr. L. K.
Jones) Avenue
Storm Protection Areas in Other Parts of Comanche County:
Chattanooga
Chattanooga High
School
Fletcher
Fletcher Elementary
School Old Gymnasium
Geronimo
Geronimo Elementary
School
622 SW Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501
(580) 353-5366 - Office ‹(580) 353-5377 - Fax ‹[email protected] ‹bellaireapts.com
622 SW Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501
(580) 353-5366 - Office ‹(580) 353-5377 - Fax ‹[email protected] ‹bellaireapts.com
622 SW Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501
(580) 353-5366 - Office ‹(580) 353-5377 - Fax ‹[email protected] ‹bellaireapts.com
622 SW Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501
(580) 353-5366 - Office ‹(580) 353-5377 - Fax ‹[email protected] ‹bellaireapts.com
622 SW Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501
(580) 353-5366 - Office ‹(580) 353-5377 - Fax ‹[email protected] ‹bellaireapts.com
622 SW Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501
(580) 353-5366 - Office ‹(580) 353-5377 - Fax ‹[email protected] ‹bellaireapts.com
622 SW Bishop Road, Lawton, OK 73501
(580) 353-5366 - Office ‹(580) 353-5377 - Fax ‹[email protected] ‹bellaireapts.com