Tornado

March 18, 2022

Tornado warnings are coming — what you need to know to be safe at work and at home

If the sky above you grows dark and full of clouds, keep your head together

By Kylie Avery
December 13, 2021

VUMC treats influx of trauma victims from Kentucky and Tennessee tornadoes

By Kylie Avery
September 18, 2020

After a tornado tore through Thomas Akins’s home in an overnight storm, he was only worried about one thing: getting to work to serve patients and families.

“He is truly the most positive person and a real example of the Credo.”

By Paul Govern
April 29, 2015

Vanderbilt psychiatrist says demystifying weather can help ease anxiety during spring storms

By Nancy Humphrey
March 19, 2013

Understanding Vanderbilt emergency sirens and AlertVU

Severe weather in Nashville March 18 prompted the sounding of Metropolitan Nashville’s sirens and also prompted some questions about Vanderbilt’s notification system.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 7, 2013

New signage system points way to ‘tornado safe’ areas

New signs directing Vanderbilt University Medical Center visitors to “tornado safe” areas during a tornado have been placed at Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Vanderbilt Clinic, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.

By Nancy Humphrey