On March 19th, campuses all over Indiana participated in a tornado drill to remind students of what to do during severe weather on campus. Sirens sounded at around 10:15 am and students and faculty took shelter all over the Bloomington campus. IU Emergency Management and Continuity encouraged students to tweet their #IUShelterSelfie during the process.

If there is a tornado warning on campus, the first thing to do is to get away from windows and find a severe weather shelter. If you are in a building on campus, there are emergency evacuation sheets located on every floor indicating the safe places you can go when there is severe weather.

Brad Seifers, the University Director of Emergency Management says that the drill is nice way to remind students of what they can do on campus to protect themselves during severe weather.

“It’s a great opportunity to practice what you’re going to do, and you think about every time this rolls around you’re probably in a different building or a different geography on campus and having to decide where do I shelter,” Seifers said.

If you are not near a building on campus and a car is the safest place to go during severe weather, you should get in and buckle your seatbelt right away. Keep your head as far away from the windows as possible. Use a jacket or a coat to cover your head.

For more information about keeping yourself safe during severe weather, visit Protect IU’s website.