This time of year brings both Winter and Spring storms.  If you open your windows, please do not leave with them open.  Rain water can cause damage in your unit and in the units below you. 

Malls is located in Douglas County.  In severe weather, take shelter in lower hallways or under the stairs in the lower halls.  If you live on the ground level, your bathtub is the safest place. Warning sirens are used in cases of tornado, but may not be heard inside.  SEE STORM PAGE!

PACKAGES/MAIL:  Steve, one of our Maintenance crew, wants to remind tenants - If you have a package in the office after hours, you can come to the office around 10:00 pm Monday through Thursday, and he will get it for you.  Also remember, you can call the office and we also will put it in your apartment.

SEVERE WEATHER DEFINITIONS:
A TORNADO WATCH is issued by the national Weather Service when conditions are such that tornadoes could develop.
A TORNADO WARNING is issued by the National Weather Service when a tornado has actually been sighted or indicated by radar.  Move to a safe place immediately and take a battery powered radio with you.  Remain in storm shelters or a place of safety until an "all clear" announcement is given.  Douglas County will sound a "take cover" siren if a funnel is confirmed by local spotters, but they may not be heard inside buildings.
TORNADO SAFETY PROCEDURES: 
· Seek shelter immediately.  Protect your head and eyes.  Lie flat and make as small a target as possible.    Stay away from windows to avoid danger from flying glass or debris.  Go to the basement.  If you have no basement, go to a first floor bathroom or closet at the center of the house (apartment).  Lie flat under heavy furniture or a mattress.
· Mobile homes should be abandoned immediately.  If there is no reinforced shelter nearby, take cover in a ditch or depression.
· In schools, stay away from windows and large unsupported areas such as auditoriums or gyms.  In a reinforced school building, go to an interior hallway on the lowest floor.
· In public buildings, go immediately to a designated shelter area or to an interior hallway on the lowest floor, away from windows.  Do not go to your parked car!
· In open country, move away from the approaching tornado at right angles.  If there is not time to fine suitable shelter, leave your car and lie flat in a ditch or depression.  Avoid large trees, metal poles and other possible electrical conductors.  After a storm, avoid touching downed electrical wires.
· Do not leave your shelter or place of safety until the storm threat is past!
· Malls tenants should take shelter in lower hallways or under the stairs in the lower hallways.  If you live on the ground level, your bathtub is the safest place.