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Statewide Tornado Drill planned Wed 6 Mar 2019 Frankfort, KY - Governor Matt Bevin has signed a proclamation designating March 1 - 7, 2019, as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kentucky. Severe weather knows no boundaries and impacts every individual in the Commonwealth. As part of severe weather awareness activities, a statewide tornado drill will be conducted in conjunction with the proclamation. At approximately 10:07amET/9:07amCT, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the National Weather Service (NWS), in partnership with Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM), Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee, and Kentucky Broadcasters Association, will issue a test tornado warning message. Across Kentucky, outdoor warning sirens will sound, weather alert radios will activate, and television and radio stations will broadcast the alert along with mobile devices. This drill will give citizens the opportunity to practice tornado safety measures. During the test alert, all Kentuckians, businesses, hospitals, nursing homes, educators and government agencies are encouraged to participate in the tornado drill and update their emergency plans as needed. "Severe weather is the Commonwealth's most constant threat, as evidenced by current flooding conditions across the Commonwealth. Kentucky Emergency Management is committed to ensure our citizens are prepared for all types of hazards," said Michael E. Dossett, director of KYEM. "Testing your emergency plan during Severe Weather Awareness Week with family members and co-workers helps ensure we all will be ready for the next severe weather event that threatens our Commonwealth." Being prepared for severe weather starts with identifying threats and risks. The first step is to become weather ready by knowing what types of weather hazards can affect where you live and work, and how the weather could impact you and your family. Citizens should check local weather forecasts regularly, get a NOAA Weather Alert Radio and sign up for alerts from their local emergency management officials. BE AWARE - BE PREPARED - HAVE A PLAN! A good tornado plan should:
Announce the start of the drill. Participants should act as though a tornado warning has been issued for the immediate area or a tornado has been sighted nearby.
Remember, outdoor sirens are designed to warn people outdoors to seek shelter immediately and NOT to warn indoor inhabitants. Tornadoes can, and do, strike each month of the year during both day and night when people are more vulnerable and may not have a television or radio turned on when a warning is issued. A battery back-up weather alert radio is recommended and is the most effective way to monitor and receive severe weather watches and warnings. Weather safety tips, helpful links and resources along with the tornado drill survey can be found on KYEM's website at www.kyem.ky.gov, where you can like and follow @KentuckyEM on Facebook and Twitter. Additional tornado safety information is also available at https://www.weather.gov/wrn/spring-safety, www.ready.gov/tornadoes and www.weather.gov. The Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee asks that anyone posting to social media regarding the tornado drill, or other weather events, use the hashtag #kywx. This story was posted on 2019-03-01 08:46:52
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