Also being from the East Coast (Massachusetts) where tornados are rarely experienced and having recently purchased in The Villages, I wondered what safety precautions to take when a tornado warning was posted. I am buying a good weather radio programmed to provide alerts to The Villages area. Also found these safety tips for dwellings without basements:
In a house with no basement, a dorm, or an apartment: Avoid windows. Go to the lowest floor, small center room (like a bathroom or closet), under a stairwell, or in an interior hallway with no windows. Crouch as low as possible to the floor, facing down; and cover your head with your hands. A bath tub may offer a shell of partial protection. Even in an interior room, you should cover yourself with some sort of thick padding (mattress, blankets, etc.), to protect against falling debris in case the roof and ceiling fail. A helmet can offer some protection against head injury.
The best advise I adhere to is......"Plan for the worst and hope for the best".
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