Dubois County EMA Announces Details of Statewide Tornado Exercise Scheduled For March 19th
From Dubois County EMA
COUNTYWIDE-- To focus attention upon the rapidly approaching tornado and severe weather season, the week of
March 17-23, 2019 is designated Severe Weather Preparedness Week throughout the State of
Indiana.
The purpose of this proclamation is to stress the importance of promoting the public’s
awareness of what actions to take in case of tornadoes and other types of severe weather.
In conjunction with this proclamation, and in cooperation with the National Weather Service, the
Indiana Department of Homeland Security, the Indiana Department of Education and the Indiana
State Police, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 has been selected as the date for the Statewide
Tornado Exercise which will be initiated at approximately 10:15 a.m. (EDT).
Should actual
severe weather be a threat that day, the exercise will be held on March 20. There will not be an
evening exercise this year.
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our assistance and participation in this annual exercise will help to improve our tornado
preparedness and severe storms awareness programs and plans.
Our goal is to prevent, if
possible, or at least reduce the potential number of deaths and injuries from tornadoes and other
severe storms this season.