(MSC News)--With severe weather season just around the corner, the National Weather Service will be holding severe weather safety and information meetings throughout the area.
Two will be held locally this week, Tuesday evening in Jefferson County at the McLouth High School auditorium and Wednesday evening in Nemaha County at the Sabetha Community Building.
Next week, three meetings are scheduled locally. They include Monday evening in Doniphan County at the Troy Community building, Tuesday evening in Leavenworth County at the Richard W. Warren Middle School in Leavenworth and Tuesday evening in Pottawatomie County at the Wamego Middle School.
In addition, meetings will be held March 9th at the Horton High School Auditorium; March 15th in the basement of the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in Hiawatha and March 20th in Frankfort at the Annunciation Cigna Center.
All the meetings will begin at 7:00 in the evening and last around 90 minutes.
A meteorologist from the National Weather Service will give the presentations. The meetings, which are open to the general public, will focus on severe storm safety, preparedness and awareness.
March 6-10th is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kansas. The statewide tornado drill will take place at 10:00 the morning of March 7th, weather allowing.
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