Liu et al. (A-39) conducted household surveys in areas of Alabama under tornado warnings. In one of the surveys (survey 2) the mean age of the 193 interviewees was 54 years. Of these 56.0 percent were women, 88.6 percent were white, and 83.4 percent had a high-school education or higher. Among the information collected were data on shelter-seeking activity and understanding of the term “tornado warning.” One-hundred-twenty-eight respondents indicated that they usually seek shelter when made aware of a tornado warning. Of these, 118 understood the meaning of tornado warning. Forty-six of those who said they didn’t usually seek shelter understood the meaning of the term.