This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana. The National Weather Service says it’s a time to check or make your plans of action to be taken in the event of severe storms this year.
Every year, on average, Indiana is hit by 21 tornadoes. In 2012 Henryville, Indiana was hit by a devastating killer tornado. In 2011, Indiana saw a record 72 tornadoes. Too often warnings go unheeded, are not heard, or people don’t know where to safely shelter. The National Weather Service, working with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), other state and local officials, the American Red Cross, and our Media Partners is committed to building a Weather Ready Nation (WRN), protecting life and property. For more on that you can go to weather.gov/wrn/.
Wednesday there is a scheduled statewide test tornado drill. The 15-minute alert set for 10:15am will be done to ensure the state Emergency Alert System is working properly in the event of an actual tornado. In the event of actual severe or threatening weather that day, the test will be rescheduled and held on Thursday morning,March 19th, at the same time.
