Tornado Season is Upon Us

3/4/2021 (Permalink)

March Starts the Escalation of Spring Tornado Season

March kicks off an escalation of spring tornado season as the necessary volatile atmospheric ingredients for severe weather come together more often.

An average of 83 tornadoes occur each March, according to 20 years of data. This is about double the typical tornado counts observed in February. March is the fifth most tornadic month. Its average is on par with August and September, which historically get a boost in tornado activity from tropical storms and hurricanes.

Now is the time to review or develop a severe weather plan. Here are a few tips to keep your loved ones safe:

Top Tips

• Identify a safe place in your home where household members and pets will gather during a tornado: a basement, storm cellar or an interior room on the lowest floor with no windows.

• In a high-rise building, pick a hallway in the center of the building. You may not have enough time to go to the lowest floor. 

• In a mobile home, choose a safe place in a nearby sturdy building. If your mobile home park has a designated shelter, make it your safe place. No mobile home, however it is configured, is safe in a tornado.

Know the terms and danger signs:

• Tornado Watch– indicates a tornado is possible. Remain alert for approaching storms. Watch the sky and stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, local news casts, or commercial weather services for information.
• Tornado Warning– signifies a tornado has been sighted or is indicated by weather radar. Take shelter immediately.

When storms hit the Green Bay area, here at SERVPRO of Brown County we can scale our resources to handle a large storm or flooding disaster. We can access equipment and personnel from a network of 1,650 Franchises across the country and elite Disaster Recovery Teams that are strategically located throughout the United States.

In any tragic event, SERVPRO is here to help! Give us a call at 920-434-8772.