What Can I Do to Stay Safe During a Tornado in Plainfield?

6/21/2022 (Permalink)

We restore storm damage 24-hours a day in Will County.

Our local team in Plainfield and Naperville South responds to storm damage emergencies throughout the year. Tornadoes have occurred in Will County. According to the National Weather Service, the only F5 tornado to ever strike the Chicago area happened on August 28, 1990. This tornado formed near Oswego and passed through Plainfield, Crest Hill, and Joliet, killing 29, injuring 350, and causing $165 million in damage in its 16-mile path.

Here are some tips from the American Red Cross on things you can do to stay safe during a tornado:

• 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.

• A tornado watchmeans a tornado is possible

• A tornado warningmeans a tornado is already occurring or will occur soon. Go to your safe place immediately.

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When your Plainfield home or commercial business has storm damage, our local team in Plainfield and Naperville South will restore your property damage “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at 630-369-9710.

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