Tornadoes Can Be Deadly

How to Get Warning 

Information:

72% of all tornado fatalities occur in homes 
(permanent, mobile, manufactured, etc.) 
54% of the housing fatalities occur in mobile/
manufactured homes, even though MHs only make up 
6% of the US housing stock.1

Wireless Emergency 
Alerts

Internet / Weather Apps

Local TV and Radio

NOAA Weather Radio

Outdoor Sirens

Friends and Family

Previous research showed that residents are 15-20 times 
more likely to be killed in a mobile/manufactured home 
compared to a permanent home.2 Complete destruction 
of a MH is expected for wind loads approximately 45% of 
winds expected to destroy a permanent home.3

No One Is Safe
No matter what type of manufactured home you live in, it 
is not a safe place to take shelter during a severe weather 
event. MOVE TO A SAFER STRUCTURE. 


Single family homes are safer, but not completely safe. 
After coming to a well-built single-family home or commercial 
building, it’s still important to move to the lowest 
floor, preferably underground. Keep as many walls between 
you and the outside as possible. 

Protect your head with a helmet.


For more information on tornado safety visit:

weather.gov/safety/tornado

1: S.M. Strader, W.S. Ashley, Fine-scale assessment of mobile-home tornado vulnerability in the Central and Southeast U.S, Weather Clim. Soc. (2018)

2: Brooks, H. E., and C. A. Doswell III, 2002: Deaths in the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma City tornado from a historical perspective.

3: J.R. McDonald, K.C. Mehta, A Recommendation for an Enhanced Fujita Scale (EFScale), Wind Science and Engineering Center, Texas Tech University, 2006.


National Weather Service

weather.gov/safety/tornado