Severe Weather “Safe Zones”—Athens Campus
•	Administration Building—Registrar’s Office, Counseling, Financial Aid
•	Bookstore/Cafeteria—Back Area of Bookstore
•	Cardinal Gym—North Hallway Near Softball Office
•	Community Services Building—Center of Building
•	Field House—Center Hallway Away From Windows
•	Fine Arts—Center & Side Hallways Away From Windows
•	General Studies Center—GSC Room 108
•	Gibbs Academic—First Floor Classrooms-Center of Building
•	Liberal Arts—Go To Student Union
•	LRC—First Floor Back Area of Library
•	Maintenance—Break Room
•	Math/Journalism—Go To Student Union
•	Nail Tech/Ranch Management—Go To West Hall
•	Northeast Resident Hall—First Floor Hallways
•	Northwest Resident Hall—First Floor Bathrooms
•	South Resident Hall—First Floor Hallway
•	Student Union—First Floor Game Area
•	Technology Center—First Floor Classrooms-Center of Building
•	West Resident Hall—First Floor Hallway
•	Welding/Auto—Go To West Hall

Useful numbers and links
•	TVCC Campus Security—903-675-6235 
•	TVCC general information—903-677-TVCC (daytime hours only)
•	National Weather Service forecast area for Athens, Texas (includes the latest watches and warnings as they are issued) — http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Athens&state=TX&site=FWD&textField1=32.2048&textField2=-95.8554&e=0 
•	If classes are cancelled, notices will be posted on area television stations and on the TVCC website at www.tvcc.edu. 
    

TORNADO SAFETY TIPS – courtesy of the National Weather Service
•	In a home or building, move to a pre-designated shelter, such as a basement.
•	If an underground shelter is not available, move to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor and get under a sturdy piece of furniture or a mattress.
•	Stay away from windows.
•	Get out of automobiles.
•	Do not try to outrun a tornado in your car; instead, leave it immediately.
•	Mobile homes, even if tied down, offer little protection from tornadoes and should be abandoned.
•	Occasionally, tornadoes develop so rapidly that advance warning is not possible. Remain alert for signs of an approaching tornado. Flying debris from tornadoes causes most deaths and injuries.


First Aid Kits
There are numerous First-aid kits located around the Athens campus. Should you need a first aid kit, they are available at the following locations:
•	Agriculture Building - Office of Mark Robinson
•	Administration Building - Registrar's Office, Office of the Vice President for Resource Management and College Relations and the Theatre Department
•	Automechanics - Office
•	Baugh Technology Center - Offices of Debbie Plotz, David Loper and Iris Reeves
•	Bookstore - Mailroom
•	Cafeteria - Cafeteria Manager's Office
•	Cardinal Gym - Office of the Athletic Secretary
•	Community Services Center - Office
•	Cosmetology - Office of Janet Cotton
•	Fine Arts - Band Director's Office
•	Gibbs Academic Building - Lounge and the Administrative Assistant for the Associate Vice President for Academic Education
•	Learning Resource Center - Library and Information Technology Office
•	Liberal Arts Building - Tutoring Lab
•	Maintenance - Office of the Maintenance Department Secretary
•	Math/Journalism - Math Department Faculty Common Area
•	Nail Technology - Office of Janet Elledge
•	Student Union - Campus Police and the Cardette Director's Office
•	Resident Halls - Directors' Offices
•	Welding - Office