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Statewide Tornado Drill Timeline

   

School districts, private schools, preschools and daycare centers are urged to participate in the drill. The tornado warning will be broadcast on NOAA Weather Radio and will be encoded as a weekly test for this drill.

In the weeks before the drill

• Prepare
• Inform staff
• Review and refine a tornado plan

February 15: The Day of the Drill

After 8:00 a.m. EST - Consider a Tornado Watch to be in effect

• Announce watch to staff and students
• Designate authority (coordinator)
• Evacuate tornado vulnerable areas

10:10 a.m. EST - Tornado Warning

• Receive message
• Coordinator determines threat

10:20 a.m. EST

• Upon determination of immediate threat, give “take shelter” or “duck and cover” command (depending on space available at location)

10:30 a.m. EST - Termination of Watch and Warning

• Give instructions to return to normal activities (You will not receive notification. Terminate the drill as you see fit.)

After the Drill - Wrap-up

• Following the drill, assess and revise plan as needed.
  
  

 

Updated:
February 11, 2013 14:29