April 17-21, 2006 - Wisconsin Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week
Drill Day is Thursday April 20, 2006 from 1 to 2 PM.
...MOCK TORNADO DRILL...
THE DRILL WILL START AT 1 PM WITH A MOCK TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF
WISCONSIN...IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM CDT.
BETWEEN 110 PM CDT AND 155 PM CDT...THE 5 NWS OFFICES THAT SERVICE
WISCONSIN WILL ISSUE MOCK TORNADO WARNINGS...ON A STAGGERED BASIS.
THE MOCK TORNADO WARNING ISSUANCE ORDER WILL BE...
- MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN NWS OFFICE WILL OCCUR FROM.......120-125 PM CDT
THE MOCK TORNADO WATCH/WARNING DRILL WILL END AT 2 PM CDT.
IN ADDITION...THE MOCK TORNADO WATCH AND MOCK TORNADO WARNINGS
WILL BE TONE-ACTIVATED ON THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL-HAZARDS NETWORK
IN WISCONSIN. THIS TONE ACTIVATION WILL OCCUR UNDER THE REQUIRED
WEEKLY TEST /RWT/ IDENTIFIER.
IN ADDITION...A VARIETY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS...COVERING A
VARIETY OF TORNADO AND SEVERE WEATHER CONCEPTS...WILL BE SENT ON THE
NOAA WEATHER WIRE COMPUTER CIRCUIT ON EACH OF THE FIVE DAYS OF THE
AWARENESS WEEK. SOME OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE
NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL-HAZARDS NETWORK.
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER BE PRESENT ANYWHERE IN WISCONSIN ON THE DAY
OF THE DRILL...THE TEST WATCH AND WARNINGS WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL
FRIDAY APRIL 21ST WITH THE SAME TIME SCHEDULE. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY...THE DRILL WILL BE CANCELED.
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Events/Deaths/Injuries Stats: 1982-2004 (Graphics)
Associated Links:
National Severe Weather Safety and Awareness Site
National Heat Wave Site
NWS Handouts and Flyers
Famous Tornado Outbreaks across the United States
A list of Wisconsin's Costliest Tornadoes
A list of Wisconsin's Deadliest Tornadoes
A list of the longest documented Tornado Tracks in Wisconsin
Spotter Organizations:
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