Updated March 8, 2019

If you haven't installed a tornado safe room or had storm shelter built, you may want to take these precautions with severe weather expected to sweep across Giles County on Saturday.

If no shelter is available, go to the lowest floor of your home, to a small, central, interior room, under a stairwell, or to an interior hallway with no windows. Crouch down as low as possible to the floor, face down, and cover your head with your arms. Cover yourself with a blanket, mattress, helmet, or other thick covering. Wear footwear with thick soles.

If you are in a mobile home, get out. Even if your home is tied down, it is not as safe as a sturdy building. Go to a nearby permanent structure. Do not seek shelter under an overpass, bridge, or in a drainage ditch. If you cannot safely exit your vehicle, park it out of traffic lanes. Stay in your vehicle with your seatbelt on. Put your head below the windows and protect it with your arms and a blanket, coat, or other cushion.

If no shelter is available, lie face-down on low ground protecting the back of your head with your arms.

After the storm passes through: Keep your family together in a safe location and wait for emergency personnel to arrive.

Stay away from power lines, downed trees, and puddles that could hide live wires.

Watch your step to avoid sharp objects.

Stay out of heavily damaged structures, as they may collapse.

Do not use matches or lighters in case of leaking natural gas or fuel tanks.

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