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Teaching children about disaster preparedness

post #1 of 6
4/3/06 at 11:00am
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In the past few days, 23 people have been killed in tornados. Growing up in Kansas, I was taught a great deal about tornado safety. If you're not from "tornado alley" though, the schools might teach a lot less about tornado safety. Go here for more information from FEMA for kids on natural disaster preparedness.
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post #2 of 6
4/3/06 at 3:57pm
Thanks.
That's one thing I haven't brought up with my kids yet.
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post #3 of 6
4/3/06 at 4:00pm
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The time to look it up is not when the twister is heading towards you. They seem to be everywhere these days. I hope we don't get them here. Usually, I think the mountains stop them. I could handle it, but we really have no where safe to go.
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post #4 of 6
4/3/06 at 4:05pm
We don't get many in Connecticut either. However, I can remember a few touching down.
NOTHING like in the mid-west. But, it happens.
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post #5 of 6
4/3/06 at 4:09pm
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It's bad, but it's not so bad if kwim in Kansas, because everyone knows what to do and there's almost always a safe place to go. It's places where they aren't prepared for them that scare me. I couldn't believe some guy stood there and watched it as it headed for him. Hey pal, get smart get safe. If you want to watch cool twisters, rent the movie.
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post #6 of 6
4/3/06 at 4:11pm
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This is the story I'm talking about.

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At Lafe, Ark., eight miles east of Marmaduke, Dean Rollings said he and two other men watched the tornadoes approach.

"We stood in the parking lot and watched the clouds spin, coming from two different directions," Rollings told The Jonesboro Sun. "Then, we could hear the roaring sound. As we stood in the door, the winds picked up debris, and we saw the other one come in another direction within minutes."
This is a good example of what not to do in a tornado.
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