Campus safety procedures followed with tornado threats

Hall directors and resident assistants shuffled students into secure locations at about 6 p.m. Tuesday as tornadic thunderstorms rolled through the area, said TCU Police Sgt. Ramiro Abad.

Residence hall employees followed university procedures and moved residents to first-floor locations and basements when tornado sirens sounded to alert Tarrant County of a tornado warning, he said.

Moncrief Hall Director Kyle Sherer said his residence hall was notified by TCU Police of the warning and proceeded to direct students to the first-floor bathrooms and laundry rooms. Some students were also directed to the basement of Milton-Daniel Residence Hall, Sherer said.

“TCU Police called us and told us there was a warning and that we needed to get our students secure,” he said. “We took a foghorn and went through the wings,” he said. “The RAs went through and knocked on the doors and then we just directed everyone downstairs.”

Robert Livingston, a sophomore e-business major and Milton-Daniel resident, said he was one of the students sent to the basement for safety.

“(Residents) were more bored than anything,” he said. “They wanted to get back to their rooms.”

Livingston said he and the other residents were not scared.

Sherer said Moncrief residents remained in secure locations for about four or five minutes, until TCU Police notified them that they were safe.

Police said no damage or injuries were reported on campus Tuesday night. Classes resumed as scheduled.

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