Severe Weather
ORU security personnel will monitor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather radio for severe weather information.
Prevention and Preparedness
Each building has an Evacuation Plan and designated storm shelter.
- Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center – Prayer Tower First Floor Auditorium
- Biological Sciences Center – Interior restrooms
- Case Soccer Complex – Aerobics Center racquetball courts and swimming pool area
- Chapman Practice Facility – Chapman Stadium locker rooms
- Chapman Stadium – Locker rooms and LRC/GC tunnel
- Chapman Stadium Burkhart Annex - Inner stairwell
- Chapman Stadium Offices – Inner stairwell
- Christ’s Chapel – West hallway by music ministries and restrooms
- CityPlex – Please check with the building manager for evacuation plans.
- Claudius Priscilla Roberts Residence Hall – Zoppelt Auditorium in Hamill Center
- Ellis Melvin Roberts (EMR) Residence Hall – Basement
- Fishbowl – Quad Towers basement level and tunnel
- Frances Cardone Residence Hall – First floor interior stairway
- Gabrielle Salem Residence Hall – First floor interior hallway
- Graduate Center (GC/LRC) – First and second floors
- Hamill Center – Interior basement
- J.D. McKean Library – Mabee Center Arena and practice gym if time allows. First floor restrooms if not.
- Kenneth Cooper Aerobics Center (AC) – Racquetball courts and swimming pool area
- Learning Resources Center (LRC/GC) – First and second floors
- Mabee Center – Arena and practice gym
- Media Arts Center (MAC) – First floor dressing rooms (center of building)
- Michael Cardone Residence Hall – Interior stairwell
- Mike Carter Athletic Center – Mabee Center Arena and practice gym
- Niko Njotorahardjo Residence Hall – Lowest floor hallway (each wing), away from windows
- Nursing/Engineering Complex (NEC) – Room 150, first floor, NW side of building
- ONEOK Sports Complex – Chapman Stadium Burkhart Annex inner stairwell
- Power Plant/BRC – Inner hallways
- Prayer Tower – First floor auditorium
- Regent Bank Global Learning Center - Mabee Center arena and practice gym
- Rocky Roberts Maintenance Facility - Quad Towers tunnel
- Stovall Administrative Center – First floor stairwells and restrooms
- Susie Vinson North Residence Hall – Basement level and tunnel
- Susie Vinson Residence Hall – Basement level and tunnel
- Welcome Center – Mabee Center Arena and practice gym if time permits. First floor restrooms if necessary
Please Note – Persons with mobility issues may contact DPSS (918-495-7750) for assistance out of the building.
The designated Resident Hall Director monitors in each Resident Hall and has been instructed to listen to public media when weather conditions may become severe and to provide warning to building occupants to seek shelter when severe weather (e.g., tornadoes) become imminent.
The city of Tulsa has installed an audio warning system at approximately every square mile intersection to warn of tornadoes and floods.
Severe Weather Watch
Watch for conditions which might indicate a response is necessary, listen to media reports where possible.
Severe Weather Warning
If a tornado warning is given by the media or steady blaring of the city sirens - move immediately to sheltered area, ground floor or basement away from windows, preferably a hallway or inside room such as a restroom, until the warning is lifted.
If a flood warning is given by the media or an intermittent blaring of city sirens and the flooding is in and around the ORU area, remain in a sheltered area until the media indicates that the flood waters have receded before attempting to drive through the indicated flooded areas.
If time permits, turn off electrical equipment and disconnect form power source, secure critical research operations.
Move away from windows for any type of severe weather that might cause breakage.
During lightning storms remain in the building avoid using telephones and electrical equipment. Disconnect equipment from power source where possible.
Damage or flooding in the building should be reported to the Power Plant at 918.495.6789.
If the storm has produced major damage, if injuries have occurred or there is an increased possibility of fire:
- Call Security at 918.495.7750 and leave the building by the nearest exit to the nearest secure building.
- Do not return to the building until off-site emergency responders in authority such as the Fire Marshal or ORU authorities indicate it is safe to do so.