Hotel Baton Rouge Louisiana

Hotel Baton Rouge Louisiana

Are you safer in a brick house or a 6 story hotel durring a tornado?

Just curious as severe weather is moving into my area tomorrow. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) My friend work’s at a hotel and said I could come stay there to ride out the storm, or I can go to my aunt’s house, a brick home.

Normally I wouldn’t do this, but we have a risk of very severe storm’s and a few long lived tornado’s and living in a mobil home put’s me at risk…

Can you answer this?

Ps… No basment available…

This is the time right now to plan what to do for a tornado and make sure you have a NOAA weather alert radio The radios can alert you when a tornado warning is issued at night while sleeping.

A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop and you should pay close attention to the weather.

If a tornado warning is issued for your area, do not panic. Go to a place of safety. Go to the lowest floor of your house like the basement. Once in the basement get under a sturdy piece of furniture or go into a bathroom in the basement. If no basement is available go in to an interior room such as a closet. If that is not available go in to an bathroom without windows. Stay away from outside walls and windows. Cover your head to protect from flying debris. Never try to out run a tornado in a car, if cought in a car and can not take no place of safety, lay down in a ditch and cover your head. Do not take cover under a over pass. Do not stay in mobile homes as they do not offer protection and can be flown as easily as cars can.

For local weather info. From the National Weather Service.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov

Storm Prediction center (responsible for issuing severe thunderstorm and tornado watches)

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