Nebraska Tornado Drill Delayed One Day
03/22/2016

Clouds, with a possible tornado, Friday evening east of Hiawatha.

(KLZA)-- The National Weather Service will conduct a test tornado drill Thursday, March 24th,  if the weather conditions allow.

The actual TOR EAS code will be used as if there was an actual tornado warning. 

At 10 a-m the Storm Prediction Center will issue a Test Tornado Watch for all counties in Nebraska and Iowa. The message will be tone alerted and sent through the Emergency Alert System. 

At 10:10 a-m Test Tornado Warnings will be issued for Nebraska and Iowa Counties in the Omaha and Sioux Falls.  The Test Warning will be in effect until 10:30 a-m.

Richardson County Emergency Management plans to take part in the drill.  The Warning Sirens will sound in Falls City, Humboldt, Verdon, Shubert, Rulo and Salem.  

The drill had been scheduled for Wednesday, but due to the forecast has been postponed until Thursday.  

 


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