SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY SAFETY AWARENESS HANDBOOK
SEVERE WEATHER CONT . SEVERE WEATHER DEFINITIONS
TORNADO WATCH : Tornadoes are possible in your area . Remain alert for approaching storms . Listen to your local radio / television outlets ; if on the Adrian campus contact Public Safety at “ 0 ” for a S . A . M . E . weather radio update .
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH : Severe thunderstorms are possible in your area , watch the sky and listen to your local radio / television outlets . If you are at the Adrian campus contact Public Safety at “ 0 ” for a S . A . M . E . weather radio update .
TORNADO WARNING : A tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar .
IF A TORNADO IS SIGHTED , OR INDICATED BY RADAR , IN THE VICINITY OF THE ADRIAN CAMPUS , PUBLIC SAFETY WILL ISSUE A SHU ALERT AND THE SIREN ON THE MOTHERHOUSE WILL SOUND . IMMEDIATELY RELOCATE TO THE NEAREST SAFE ZONE , REMAIN THERE UNTIL RELEASED BY PUBLIC SAFETY .
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING : Issued when severe weather has been reported by spotters or indicated by radar . Warnings indicate imminent danger to life and property to those in the path of the storm .
FOR MORE SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION : www . nws . noaa . gov
Occasionally , tornadoes develop so rapidly that advance warning is not possible . Remain alert for signs of an approaching tornado such as a dark , often greenish sky , large hail , or a loud roar similar to a freight train .
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