What are some items that should be put in a tornado emergency kit?

You should have at least two emergency kits. One for the car and one for the house. The one for the car will be smaller. Only pack the things you will need such as a first aid kit, flashlight, flares and such. The home kit will need to be bigger. It should include everything the kit for the car will plus extras like bottled water, blankets, matches canned food that will not spoil and a battery powered radio. It should be placed in your "safe" room where you will be in the event of a tornado. More importantly, you should have a plan for emergencys. All family members should know what to do and when to do it. Plan for tornados, fire or any other emergency you can think of. List from a Red Cross class: 3 days of water for each person in house (this is the most important) packaged (canned and bagged) food 3 days of medication (you will need to rotate these out every month to avoid expired medications). flashlight weather radio first aid kit pet food, leash, tags, etc. for pets clothes anything else you can't live without for 3 days (medical equip, etc)