SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS

August 15, 2006

A TORNADO OR THUNDERSTORM WARNING is issued by your local National Weather Service facility, and means a tornado or severe thunderstorm has been sighted or indicated by weather radar. Persons close to the storm should take shelter immediately, and remain there until the danger is past. Others should be prepared to take cover if threatening conditions are sighted.

The following information should be reviewed annually and updated as necessary.

It shall be the responsibility of all faculty, administrators and supervisors to become familiar with the following procedures and to disseminate and instruct all students and staff of the procedures required and of their suggested shelter area. Individuals should be instructed to seek shelter in building interiors preferably in lower levels such as hallways and to avoid windows, doors and large open areas such as gymnasiums, lobbies and theaters.

SEVERE WEATHER PROCEDURES:

DAY HOURS

1. Off-campus sites are independently responsible to monitor weather conditions and in severe weather take shelter as outlined in other sections of these procedures.
2. The Civil Defense office will monitor all weather conditions and report watches or warnings of any expected severe conditions to the Executive Director of Facilities office. In the event of a watch or warning the Facilities office will immediately notify Mick Starcevich.
3. In the event that weather conditions deteriorate, the Executive Director of Facilities shall determine the need for a "take shelter" warning. The Facilities office will first notify Mick Starcevich or in his absense Jim Choate and then notify staff via the telephone paging system. The President's Office will notify Cabinet members. These administrative offices shall have the responsibility to notify all personnel in their assigned areas. It is important that every room on every floor of every building be notified of threatening weather conditions. If the contact person is not in their office when a call comes to implement emergency procedures, others in the area should know what calls their office is responsible to make.
4. When a thunderstorm warning is issued by the Weather Bureau or Civil Defense, the Facilities office shall notify the Child Care Center and Security. Security will notify any department(s) in wooden frame structures if situation is considered dangerous for occupants to remain.

EVENING HOURS

1. During evening and weekend hours, each off-campus site is independently responsible to monitor weather conditions and in severe weather take shelter as outlined in other sections of these procedures.
2. On-campus, Monday - Thursday between 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., the evening counselor/staff person in the Student Development office shall monitor weather conditions and upon notification of a weather watch or warning situation, shall contact the Evening Custodial Services Director at 533-5767. The Evening Custodial Services Director shall immediately contact the Kirkwood Softball Complex, and the Central Security & Investigations security guard to inform them of the potential for severe weather. In the event the Evening Custodial Services Director is not available they shall contact Central Security at 389-1774.
3. If the path and severity of the storm warrants, the custodians will be informed through the Evening Custodial Services Director of the situation and be advised to be alert for further information and instructions.
4. The Evening Custodial Services Director shall make the determination for a "take shelter" warning. This warning will be relayed to all responsible for notifying all occupied facilities.
5. Warnings shall be prioritized to all East Campus buildings, Child Care, Auto Mechanics, Auto Collision, Softball Complex, Horticulture and all buildings in the farm area. The warning shall be communicated by all available means. Students, staff and faculty in these buildings should move into designated shelter areas during both a tornado and severe thunderstorm warning. If time or weather makes it unsafe to move people who are in these buildings, they should be instructed to seek shelter in building interiors, preferable in hallways and to avoid windows, doors, and large open areas.
6. Faculty who teach in the evening should be made aware of the emergency information signs posted in all classrooms as well as the Kirkwood Evenings & Weekends brochure and are asked to take responsibility to know where their students should take emergency shelter. They should also take responsibility to be aware of potentially severe weather. This is especially important of those involved in outdoor programs.

AFTER HOURS AND WEEKENDS

1. In the event of severe weather Monday through Thursday after the hours of 8:30 p.m. and Friday after 5:00 p.m. the Evening Custodial Services Director shall be responsible for monitoring weather conditions.
2. On weekends Central Security and on-duty custodial staff shall be responsible for monitoring weather conditions.
3. When it is determined that the need for a "take shelter" warning exists they shall notify all occupied facilities on campus.

OFF-CAMPUS LOCATIONS

BELLE PLAINE
A civil defense siren will be activated by Civil Defense when danger is imminent. Go to the lower level to the west restroom or the west storage room. Everyone should try to get under a table and be sure all doors are closed to the room.

IOWA CITY LEARNING CENTER
A civil defense siren will be activated when danger is imminent. Evacuate rooms immediately and take shelter in the restrooms or inner rooms of the building.

IOWA CITY CREDIT CENTER
A civil defense siren will sound continuously when danger is imminent. Immediately go to old part of the building:
1) U-shaped hallway from Bookstore to Office 128 (close all classroom and office doors)
2) Men and women's restrooms (across hall from front office)
3) Office room 114
4) Workroom (inner room 112)
5) ICN classroom 117

Fill these rooms in the order listed. When first choice is full, go to second choice, etc. Faculty offices 102, 105, 106, 110 and LRC Workroom may be used if necessary.

IOWA CITY ANNEX
A civil defense siren will sound continuously when danger is imminent. Immediately go to:
1) Restrooms (men and women's)
2) Classroom, room 113
3) If necessary, hall may be used by closing classroom doors

KIRKWOOD TRAINING AND OUTREACH SERVICES - KTOS
A civil defense siren will sound when danger is imminent. Shelter should be taken immediately and persons are to remain there until danger has passed. Severe weather safety areas are located in either restroom facilities, the cafeteria and rooms 126 and 127.

LINCOLN CENTER
A civil defense siren is on the roof and is activated when danger is imminent. Evacuate immediately to the basement area. The center will monitor the weather radio during inclement weather.

MONTICELLO CENTER
A civil defense siren will be activated by Civil Defense when danger is imminent. Immediately evacuate to the basement area via the west stairwell. Sit on the west side of the basement under a sturdy structure with your head covered. The center will monitor the weather radio during inclement weather.

MARION CENTER
A civil defense siren will sound when danger is imminent. In case of a tornado or severe thunderstorm warning proceed to the main hallway away from the glass. The center will monitor the weather during inclement weather.

RESOURCE CENTER
A civil defense siren will be activated by Linn County Civil Defense when danger is imminent. When this occurs, evacuate rooms immediately to the lower level of the building using the stairs at either the west or east end of the building. The office of the Director, Kirkwood Resource Center will monitor the weather radio during inclement weather.

TIPTON CENTER
The city siren will sound, as well as the weather radio located in the Director's office, in a tornado emergency. Students and staff should immediately proceed to the basement and remain there until the danger has passed.

KIRKWOOD CEDAR COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER
The city siren will sound in a tornado emergency. Clients and staff in Cedar Employment Opportunities (south end of building) should move to the hallway until danger has passed. All clients and staff in the north end of the building should move to their break room and remain there until danger has passed.

VINTON CENTER
A civil defense siren will be activated by Civil Defense when danger is imminent. The Vinton Center staff will monitor all weather conditions. When weather conditions deteriorate students and personnel are to take shelter in either the men or women's restrooms.

WASHINGTON CENTER
A civil defense siren will be activated by Civil Defense when danger is imminent. All staff and students should evacuate to the lobby area of the South Building away from windows and doors or seek shelter in the basement restrooms of the north building. Warnings will be communicated within the building by verbal communication.

WILLIAMSBURG CENTER
A civil defense siren will be activated by Civil Defense when danger is imminent. If working, the west end siren may be heard in the building. Evacuate rooms immediately to the bathrooms, conference room, work area or vending area. Everyone should try to get under a table and be sure all doors are closed to the room.

SUGGESTED SHELTER SCHEDULE

ANIMAL HEALTH TECH/DIAMOND V Central location away from glass

ATHLETIC COMPLEX Jones Hall

AUTO COLLISION Move to Environmental Training Center, weather permitting

AUTO TECHNOLOGY Move to Environmental Training Center, weather permitting

BEEF FACILITY Move to Washington Hall or Animal Health Tech, weather permitting

BENTON HALL Lower floors

BLUESTEM Move to Washington Hall, weather permitting

CEDAR HALL Lower floors

CHILD CARE CENTER Gymnasium

EAST CAMPUS AREA Move to Johnson Hall, weather permitting

EQUINE FACILITY Move to Washington Hall or Animal Health Tech, weather permitting

ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING CENTER Inner office area

FACILITIES Move to Johnson Hall, weather permitting

FARM AREA Move to Washington Hall, weather permitting

HERITAGE AREA AGENCY ON AGING Move to Washington Hall, weather permitting

HORTICULTURE/FLORICULTURE Move to Johnson Hall, weather permitting

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER Lower level main hallway & restrooms

IOWA HALL Lower floors away from windows

JOHNSON HALL Locker rooms

JONES HALL Inner office areas

KIRKWOOD HALL First floor

LINN HALL Lower floors away from windows

MANSFIELD CENTER Entrance to Ballantyne

NIELSEN HALL First floor, back hallway

RAPTOR CENTER Move to Animal Health Tech, central location away from glass

SWINE FACILITY Move to Animal Health Tech, central location away from glass

TRUCK DRIVING RANGE Move to Kirkwood Hall

WASHINGTON HALL Inner hallways