Tougaloo College - Emergency

Severe Weather

When the Campus receives a severe weather threat for the area, the following procedures will apply:

Residential Housing - Follow instructions of dorm staff for shelter procedures.
Campus Grounds - Enter the nearest building. Proceed to the lowest floor or inner room if possible; seek cover under a desk or sturdy table.
Classroom/Admin. Building - Proceed to the lowest floor or inner room if possible; seek cover under a desk or sturdy table.
Stay away from windows.
Assist persons with disabilities or special needs.
Remain until an all clear is given by Campus Security.

Tornado Evacuation Areas:

Location	# of Spaces
1. Advancement Village: Interior Hallways	TOTAL 30

2. Alumni House: Interior Office	TOTAL 25

3. Berkshire Cottage	TOTAL 326
All Interior Offices on First Floor (6 each)	60
All Practice Rooms	10
Hallway on First Floor	75
Interior Lecture Room	61
Residential
Male and Female Bathrooms (First Floor)	120

4. Blackmon Administrative Building	TOTAL 120
Basement of East Wing	60
Basement of West Wing	60

5. Branch Hall (First Floor Interior)	TOTAL 158

6. Galloway Hall Classroom Area	TOTAL 56
Hallway with Classroom Doors Closed	50
Shop (away from glass)	6

7. Health and Wellness (Locker Rooms)	TOTAL 80

8. Holmes Hall	TOTAL 107
Male Bathroom (First Floor)	9
Female Bathroom (First Floor)	9
Education Resource Room	14
Hallway (Education Area)	10
Faculty Office	20
Piano Room	6
Art Room Hallway	39

9. Jamerson Hall (First Floor Hallway)	TOTAL 24

10. L. Zenobia Coleman Library	TOTAL 258
Basement Area at the Elevator	51
Bathrooms (2 bathrooms, 10 each)	20
Archival Room	187

11. Kincheloe Science Hall	TOTAL 162
First Floor Bathrooms (7 each)	14
First Floor Hallway	78
All Interior Offices (5 offices, 14 each)	70
*TRAILOR - REPORT TO FIRST FLOOR HALLWAY

12. New Dormitory (Basement)	TOTAL 157

13. Sarah A. Dickey [Jackson Heart Study] (First Floor Bathroom/Storage Room)	TOTAL 70

14. Sponsored Programs (Hallways/Bathrooms)	TOTAL 50

15. Renner Hall (First Floor Interior)	TOTAL 195

16. Warren Hall	TOTAL 265
Student Bathrooms (12 each)	24
SGA Office	20
Bookstore Manager's Office	13
Classroom in Basement	208

Evacuation For Individuals in the Following Buildings:

Facilities Management Office Building	Galloway Basement
Pope Cottage	Hallway & First Floor
TRiO	Blackmon Basement

Designated spaces allow four feet per person, divided by the shelter area's square feet.

IMPORTANT: After any evacuation, report to your designated assembly point. Stay there until an accurate head count is taken. The building co-captains will take attendance and assist in accounting for all occupants.