5.24.2 Tornado and Severe Weather Plan

Responsible Position

Safety Coordinator

PROCEDURES

Tornado/severe weather warning will be broadcast through the emergency alert notification system, when conditions warrant evacuation to storm shelter areas.

When the alert has been given, the staff should proceed with all students to pre-designated shelter areas. The shelter areas are identified on the inside door to each classroom. Move quickly and quietly. Instructors, please see that all the inside doors are closed.

The safest position to assume is on your knees with hands covering your head.

Remain in the assigned area until an all clear is given.

Instructors are responsible for informing and guiding their students to the appropriate area as identified below.

Please use the following areas when alerted to a tornado or a severe weather warning:

100 Wing

Academic Affairs, Registrar and Financial Aid Offices remain in the room along the west wall. Rooms 105, 117, 119, 121, 123, and 125 remain in the room along the west wall. Rooms 102, 103, 114, 116, 118, Business Office, Administration Office, Campus Store, Admissions, Information Center and Counseling & Testing Center utilize the west wall of 100 Wing hallway.

200 Wing

South wall of 200 Wing hallway. Customized Training Office and office suites use south wall of 200 Wing hallway.

300 Wing

Room 311, Reprographics, Staff Lounge and Support Services remain in the room along the south wall. Rooms 308, 310, 312, Student Activities, Library and Kitchen use the south wall of hallway. Second floor of 300 Wing sit along the south wall of the Campus Café; if needed, along south wall of hallway in 300 Wing. Student Lounge, Library and Campus Café use west wall in their respective areas.

400 Wing

Rooms 402, 406, 408, 410, and 412 position yourself along the south wall of 400 Wing hallway. Rooms 401, 403, 405, and 407 remain in the room along the south wall.

501A/501B (Diesel Classrooms)

Men’s locker room across from Rooms 501A and 501B.

502 (Diesel Mechanics I)

East/west hallway by the Powersports shop, along the south wall

503/505 (Powersports)

East/west hallway by the Powersports shop, along the south wall

504 (Diesel Mechanics II)

Men’s locker room across from Rooms 501A and 501B.

600 Wing

Room 601 (Carpentry) use storage rooms in the southeast corner and/or bathrooms. Rooms 603, 605, and 607 remain in the room along the west wall. Rooms 602, 604, 606, 610, 612, 613, 614, and 615, use west wall in 600 Wing hallway. If needed, you may use hallway of north wall of 610 also. Room 617 (Machine Shop) will go into the computer room. Room 619 (Machine Shop) will go into their tool room and instructor’s office. Room 621 will go into their library and parts room.

700 North and South Wings - Office & Information Technology Center

Rooms 702, 704, 708, 710, and 712 use south wall of the hallway. Rooms 703, 705, and 707 remain in the room along the south wall. Instructors’ Office Suites use center storage area along the south wall.

Rooms 747, 749, 751, 753, and 755 use south wall of the hallway. Rooms 744, 746, 748, 750, and 752 remain in the room along the south wall. Room 743 (auditorium) use the west wall in the hallway outside the auditorium. Instructors’ Office Suites use employee lounge area along south wall. Second floor of 700 Wing use the south wall of hallway on first floor.

Law Enforcement Center Building

Evacuate into Rooms 794 (CSI Lab), 792 (Dispatch), 787 (Storage), 789 (PT Instructor’s Office) and the east wall inside of the men’s and women’s locker rooms.

800 Building (Professional Truck Driver)

West wall of shop

1100 Building (Marine, Motorcycle, & Powersports)