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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10264
May 7, 2019
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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SUBJECT: HOW CITIZENS SHOULD RESPOND IN CASE OF A TORNADO
The purpose of this report is to respond to Council's request to provide information regarding how citizens
should respond in case of a tornado.
Citizens should have multiple ways to receive warning. A NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio is highly
recommended by the Office of Emergency Management as citizens will get automatic and timely
information directly from the National Weather Service (NWS). Citizens can also register for alerts by
signing up at Nixle at nixle.com or by texting their zipcode to 888777. NWS Tornado Warning are
automatically rebroadcasted to those registered for Nixle. For Spanish captioned and verbal alerts, citizens
canregister at http://ftw.ahasalerts.com/ES/Register.aspx. For access or functional need residents who are
Deaf/deaf, hard of hearing or blind, citizens can register for the Accessible Hazard Alerts System (AHAS)
at http://ftw.ahasalerts.com.
OEM can activate all, quadrant sectioned, or select sirens of the outdoor warning system to provide alerts to
people who are outdoors for several natural or manmade incidents. Severe Weather criteria for activation
of the outdoor warning siren system include:
A tornado warning has been issued for Fort Worth by the National Weather Service
Winds of 70 miles per hour or stronger are occurring
A State or Federal disaster has been issued
OEM Duty Officer discretion.
Upon receiving warning, citizens should take cover in a sturdy structure and tune in to local news for more
information.
Know Where to Go. When Sheltering from a Tornado:
Quickly move to a basement and bring an emergency supply kit.
If there is no basement, move to an interior room or closet with no windows and close all doors. Put
as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Many fatalities from tornadoes are due to
trauma to the head, so find ways to protect yourself either with a helmet, under a sturdy table,
mattress, etc.
Top floor rooms DO NOT protect you.
Exterior rooms and rooms with windows DO NOT protect you.
NO PLACE OUTSIDE is safe from a tornado.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10264
May 7, 2019
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
Page 2 of 2
SUBJECT: HOW CITIZENS SHOULD RESPOND IN CASE OF A TORNADO
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Should you have any questions please contact Maribel Martinez-Mejia, Emergency Management
Coordinator at 817-392-6173 or via email maribel.martinez@fortworthtexas.gov
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS