Severe Weather Preparedness Week is March 2-6

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Lightning lights up the Jasper County Courthouse during a storm. John Hacker / Carthage News Online

Severe Weather Awareness Week is coming up next week. The highlight of the week is the statewide tornado drill which will be initiated by the NWS at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Should hazardous weather be a threat, the drill will be postponed until 10 a.m. on March 5.

This will be your chance to practice your severe weather safety plan.

The NWS will send a Tornado Warning out on NOAA Weather Radio as well as our normal wire services.

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In addition to the drill, the NWS will highlight preparedness on the following days:

Monday – Preparedness Day
Tuesday – Tornado Safety Day
Wednesday – Flash Flood Safety Day
Thursday – Severe Thunderstorm Day
Friday – NOAA Weather Radio Day

Severe Weather Preparedness Week is March 2-6.
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