Published 1 year ago

Statewide tornado drill set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, residents asked to participate

Summary by Ground News

The drill comes during the state's Severe Weather Awareness Week. It is two weeks away from the 49th anniversary of the April 3, 1974, tornado in Xenia that killed 33 people and injured more than 1,300. The F5 tornado was the most intense on the scale with wind speeds greater than 200 mph.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Michigan Live

Statewide tornado drill set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, residents asked to participate

Officials are asking residents to participate by preparing a plan and identifying safe places to shelter in case a real tornado is approaching.

1 year ago

Read Full Article

WLWT

Ohio statewide tornado drill happened Wednesday

Students at Goshen Local Schools know where to go when the tornado drill happens. That's because what could happen did happen just last summer.

1 year ago·Cincinnati, United States

Read Full Article

The Columbus Dispatch

You might hear a tornado siren this morning. Here's what that means.

A statewide tornado drill will take place Wednesday morning across Ohio. Sirens in Franklin County will be activated for about three minutes.

1 year ago·Columbus, United States

Read Full Article

WTVB

Statewide storm alert test set for Wednesday

LANSING, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) – As it is now officially spring, it is also now officially storm season in Michigan. On Wednesday afternoon at 1, emergency sirens will wail, and the Michigan State Police will be activating Emergency Alert Systems at media outlets throughout the state, in a tornado drill aimed at raising awareness of the dangers that spring storms can bring. According to State Police Inspector Michelle Sosinski, the lessons of the twis…

1 year ago

Read Full Article

Detroit Free Press

Michigan statewide tornado drill happening at 1 p.m. Wednesday

Amid Michigan's annual severe weather awareness week, residents are encouraged to take part in a voluntary tornado drill Wednesday afternoon.

1 year ago·Detroit, United States

Read Full Article

WCPO Cincinnati

Ohio conducting statewide tornado drill Wednesday, but not all counties will activate warning sirens

As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, Ohio will be conducting a statewide tornado drill Wednesday morning.Multiple counties will test their outdoor warning sirens starting at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday. If you don't hear any sirens, though, that doesn't mean your county's system doesn't work. Instead, many Southwest Ohio counties will not activate their sirens because they already test them on a different schedule.Residents in Butler, Clermont, Ham…

1 year ago·Cincinnati, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.