First Tornado Watch of the Season - Have a Plan
𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛
A Tornado Watch is in effect until 9:30 PM. Please make sure to have a safe place planned in case the watch escalates to a warning. The Office of Emergency Management reports we are in the path of a storm that generated three tornados in Oklahoma. The storm is scheduled to arrive in our area between 3 and 5 p.m.
𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
𝗟𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹: Accessible after 6 p.m. and on weekends. Enter through the back door on Freemont Drive. Address: 2700 Buzz Pride Drive.
𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 Shelter available after 6 p.m. and on weekends, accessible via the front entrance at the new building. Address: 901 Maple Lane.
𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗘𝗠𝗔 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿: Open 24/7, not the gym at Lebanon High School, but the school itself. Address: 695 Millcreek Road.
Lebanon storm shelters generally open if a Tornado Warning is issued. Please ensure you have multiple ways to receive weather warnings, including a weather radio and the National Weather Service updates.
Follow our page and sign up for Nixel Emergency Alerts by texting LebanonMO to 888-777 for the latest updates.
Prioritize your safety, stay informed, and be prepared to move to a shelter if necessary.
Address/Location
City of Lebanon, MO
401 S Jefferson Ave
Lebanon, MO 65536
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 417-532-2156
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