Kwaphela iminyaka eminingi, kwakungekho incazelo eqhubekayo yesikhwama sezulu esiphezulu sase-Oklahoma. Isibonelo, e-Oklahoma City, kwakusho kuphela izakhamuzi ukuhlola umsakazo noma ukusakaza ithelevishini. Lokhu kwakubangelwa usayizi omkhulu wezwe lomuzi. Ngakho-ke umuntu ohlangothini olude olusenyakatho, angabhekana nengozi esheshayo evela enkantwini emhlabathini ngenkathi othile eningizimu ye-Oklahoma City ephephile ngokuphelele.
Ngeshwa, lokhu kubangele izimo lapho abantu abangazinaki khona izinkomba ze-OKC. Emiphakathini engomakhelwane efana no-Edmond no-Moore, lokho kwakusho okulula. Thatha ikhava ngokushesha.
Ngasekupheleni kuka-2015, izikhulu zase-Oklahoma City zamemezela ukuthi uhlelo lwe-siren luzohlukaniswa ngezigaba. Manje, imiphakathi eminingi yemingcele yendawo yedolobha iqondisa umlayezo wesigungu se-tornado ukudala uhlelo olufanayo. Nansi ulwazi oluthandwayo lwe-tornado lwangaphandle e-Oklahoma City.
Kusho ukuthini uma ngizwa inhlabamkhosi yesikhukhula?
Kusho ukuthi indawo yakho esheshayo ingaphansi kwesixwayiso sesiphepho seNational Weather Service. Lokhu kuhluke kwi-watch lapho lezo zixwayiso zinikezwa lapho kuvela isiphepho esinamandla noma ngokushesha maduze. Amawashi asho ukuthi izimo zithandeka futhi umuntu kufanele ahlale ephapheme.
Yini okufanele ngiyenze uma ngizwa insimu yesikhonyane?
Funa indawo yokuhlala ngokushesha. Uma ungenalo indawo yokukhosela engaphansi komhlaba, kufanele ube nesimiso sokuqhaqhaqhaqha kakade endaweni ekhomba indawo enhle kakhulu, engenawindi.
Futhi, nakhu amanye amathiphu ukukusiza ukuthi uhlole ukuthi ungaphi uma usemotweni . Gcina futhi engqondweni ukuthi awekho izindawo zokuhlala ezikhungweni zomdabu e-Oklahoma City; Kodwa-ke, izimiso ezifanayo zokuhlala endaweni yokuhlala ngokuvamile zisebenzisa ezindaweni zomphakathi. Ufuna amakamelo aphansi, angaphakathi, angenalindi, ama-closets noma ama-pantry.
Uma usendaweni ephephile, funa ulwazi oluthe xaxa kusuka kwithelevishini yendawo noma emsakazweni.
I-siren imile. Ingabe usongo?
Akunjalo ngempela. Futhi ayikho inhlabamkhosi "ecacile". Into engcono kakhulu ongayenza nje nje unake izakhamuzi zezulu zendawo kuze kube yilapho isiqhwaga sidlulile endaweni yakho.
Ilanga nelanga ngaphandle. Ngikuphi ukuzwa isithwathwa sezulu?
Ingabe ngoMgqibelo emini? Uma kunjalo, lokho kungukuhlola nje.
Ngiphila ngaphandle kwe-Oklahoma City. Ingabe lolu lwazi lwe-siren lusebenza kimi?
Ukusebenza kwesiphepho esinomlilo kuyinto yendawo. Izinqubomgomo ezibalwe ngenhla zisebenza kubahlali base-Oklahoma City, eBethel Acres, eDel City, e- Edmond , eMidwest City , e-Moore, e-Norman, eTecumseh, e-Yukon, e-Canadian County nase-Oklahoma County. Uma ungahlali kwenye yalezi zindawo, xhumana namahhovisi wedolobha lakho ukuze uthole ulwazi olumayelana namakholi.