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🚨⚠️ DON’T RELY ON OUTDOOR SIRENS! Sirens are meant to alert those who are outdoors when threatening weather is approaching. The most reliable way to receive alerts is via NOAA Weather Radio. #SWPW #MSwx – at Mississippi, USA

🌪️What To Do in a Tornado: Mobile/Manufactured Homes Mobile and Manufactured Homes are NOT SAFE. Make plans ahead of time to stay with friends or family in a sturdy building. Take action if a tornado watch is issued. #SWPW #MSwx

#SWPW Day 4: Lightning Lightning is - the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder. #MSwx

If you are caught outside in a t-storm... ⚡Seek shelter inside a building or all metal vehicle ⚡If your hair stands on end and your skin tingles, lightning is about to strike. Take cover immediately! ⚡When on the water, head for shore and get into a shelter. #SWPW #MSwx

⚡Lightning doesn't aways strike tall objects; it can strike the ground as well. Here is what happened in Magee, MS and this goes to show why nowhere outside is safe in a thunderstorm. #SWPW #MSwx

Hear thunder? Here's what to do: ⚡Be willing to cancel or postpone outdoor activities ⚡Be aware of approaching or developing thunderstorms, especially in the summer when they form rapidly ⚡Be able to get to a safe place quickly when outside #SWPW #MSwx

#SWPW Day 5: Methods to Receive Warnings Make sure your emergency alerts are turned on in your settings! This is separate from AMBER Alerts. – at Mississippi, USA

Do you know the differences between a Tornado Watch, Tornado Warning, and a Tornado Emergency? If a tornado is threatening Starkville, @NWSJacksonMS will issue a warning or emergency. A watch just means the ingredients are there. #SWPW #MSwx

#SWPW Day 3: Tornadoes Tornadoes are a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground, associated with severe thunderstorms. The violet winds can range anywhere from less than 100 mph to 200 mph. #MSwx

Perhaps the most important thing to know about flash flooding, is knowing NOT to drive through flood waters. Most flood related deaths occur in vehicles. #SWPW #MSwx

#SWPW Day 2: Flash Flooding Flash flooding occurs within a few minutes or up to 6 hours after excessive rainfall, with a dam or levee failure. Flash floods can wash out roads and destroy buildings and bridges. #MSwx

Do you know the different types of flood alerts? The differences between a watch, warning, and emergency are broken down here. #SWPW #MSwx

🌪️What To Do in a Tornado: Apartments and Dorms • Go to the lowest floor, most interior room • Stay away from windows • Listen to instructions, especially in dorms • Cover your head and neck from falling debris. #SWPW #MSwx

🌪️What To Do in a Tornado: Homes • Go to the lowest floor, most interior room, BASEMENT is best • Stay away from windows • Bring a helmet, pillows, and blankets if time allows • Cover your head and neck from falling debris. #SWPW #MSwx

#SWPW Day 1: Severe Thunderstorms Severe thunderstorms are thunderstorms that contains any one of the following: winds of 58 mph or greater, hail of 1 inch or larger, or a tornado. The most common time for occurrence is during the months of March, April and May. #MSwx

Do you know the difference between a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning? Watch = ingredients are there Warning = it's happening #SWPW #MSwx

Check out what damaging wind gusts from a severe thunderstorm can do! This boat was flipped when a severe thunderstorm struck Smithville, MS, in Monroe County, on May 25, 2015. Pic: @NWSMemphis #SWPW #MSwx