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！HailLightningIntense rainTornadosThey can be a dozen or more kilometers tallThese clouds can spread horizontally over a few kilometers or up to a dozen kilometers or more.If you are inside• Get to a rst oor room without windows• Close storm shuers and curtains and stay away from windows• Get under a sturdy table or desk, curl up, and protect your headIf you are outside• Get into a solidly-constructed building• If there is no such building, get behind a sturdy structure and curl up• Stay away from ulity poles and large trees• Do not enter a shed or prefab structure • Close nearby shuersTornados and lightningCumulonimbus clouds can cause tremendous damage when they start producing tornados, lightning, and heavy rain.How to recognize a cumulonimbus cloud• Nearby black clouds or a sudden darkening of the sky• Thunder and lightning• A sudden dra of cold air• Large raindrops or hailGet to a safe place immediately!Cumulonimbus clouds are formed when a powerful updra rises to create a towering, vercal cloud.The thunderclouds oen seen during the summer months fall into this category.These are the signs that a cumulonimbus cloud is drawing near:Protecng yourself in a tornadoTornados can form without any warning. Get educated about them so that you can quickly take acon to protect yourself.Protect yourself from lightningJapan Meteorological Agency WebsiteURLhp://www.jma.go.jpJapan Meteorological Agency Website　 Weather Warnings/AdvisoriesFor more weather informaon and cauons around lightning and tornados, visit• Stay away from buildings and vehicles• Stay low to the ground if you are in an open eld or other at, spacious area• If you are swimming, surng, golng, or doing some other outdoor acvity, stop and get to a safe place• Do not hold long objects like umbrellas, shing poles, or golf clubs.• Stay away from trees and ulity poles. Toda City HAZARD BOOKFamily disaster planFamily disaster plan57