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CHANGING LANES 26 JUNE 2015 // WWW.CHANGINGLANESDIGItal.com Health & Well-being Tornadoes have been documented in all 50 states, and while they are most common in the spring, they can occur any time throughout the year. Given the fact that truck drivers travel around the country year round, it's especially important for drivers to know what to do during a tornado. So for starters, what are the warning signs that a tornado may develop? According to the Emergency Medical Services Authority, the atmospheric warning signs that precipitate a tornado's arrival are as follows: • A dark, often greenish, sky • Wall clouds or an approaching cloud of debris • Large hail often in the absence of rain • The wind may die down and the air may become very still • A loud roar similar to a freight train may be heard If you see any of those signs, immediately turn your radio to a local station to get the latest emergency information. The National Weather Service (NWS) will issue a severe weather bulletin, if a tornado watch or tornado warning has been issued for that area. According to the NWS, a tornado watch means "conditions are favorable for storms to produce tornadoes." A tornado warning means, "a tornado has been sighted or indicated by Doppler radar." Once the National Weather Service offi ce issues a tornado warning, it's important to get to safety immediately. Tornadoes have been known to form so rapidly that little, if any, advance warning is possible. If you fi nd yourself in this situation and a tornado is visible, there are no safe options, just slightly less dangerous ones. You may be able to outrun the tornado, assuming it is far away and there is no traffi c. Tornado 101: Safety Tips for Truckers by Holley Young