Tornado and Severe Weather

• Michigan averages 16 tornadoes annually
• Tornadoes can occur any month of the year
• Peak season is April—July

Knowing what to do during a severe weather can save your life!

Visit the tornado shelter area within your building—check your building’s emergency signs posted by the entrances and public elevators for the specific location.

Tornado Safety Rules
Tornado Safety Guidelines

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Tornadoes / Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• Tornado Safety / Storm Prediction Center, OK
• Tornado Safety / The American Red Cross
• Floods / Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• Floods & Flash Floods / The American Red Cross

A tornado tore through Kalamazoo in 1980.

Damaging straight-line windstorms and flooding have also occurred in Kalamazoo County.