Storm Shelter signs are beginning to be placed across campus to identify locations that meet one or more of the safety location requirements in the event of a tornado warning. If the sign is located on a door, the safe location is on the other side of the door. If the sign is located on the wall, the safety location is in the area around the sign. After all signs have been installed, a list of their locations will be posted online at www.belmont.edu/safety.

A Tornado Safety Location is one that:
• Has no windows
• Is on the lowest possible floor of a building
• Has no exterior walls
(When all three of these criteria cannot be met in a building, the safety location is the place that best meets them.)

Upon notification of a tornado warning, all persons should proceed to a tornado safety location inside their buildings, assisting those that need assistance and ensuring that those under their jurisdiction also go to the safety location. Whenever possible, employees will maintain an approximate head count of the persons from their areas. All building occupants are to remain in the safety location until the Tornado Warning has expired or until notified that the danger has passed.

All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to sign up for Belmont’s text alert system at bic.belmont.edu or by texting the word Belmont to 27538.