Given the events of Wednesday morning, many of us — if not most of us — are now painfully aware of the power of nature's fury, but it is always good to be as prepared as possible when the weather does take a nasty turn.
To help with that, statewide severe weather awareness campaigns will be held across Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky at some point this month. Kentucky's campaign is all month long, beginning today. Illinois' preparedness week is Mar. 4-10, and Indiana's will be held later in the month, from Mar. 18-24.
A major part of all severe weather awareness campaigns is the tornado drill. Illinois and Kentucky residents, students and businesses will have the opportunity to participate in the drill on Tuesday, Mar. 6. In Kentucky, the drill will take place at 9:07 a.m. Central time (10:07 Eastern), with Illinois' drill following at 10 a.m.
Indiana's drill — actually two drills — will be held on Mar. 21 at 9:15 a.m. and 6:35 p.m. Central time (10:15 and 7:35 Eastern).
Some of you may recall that last year, JDTVB teamed up with HoosierWX.com to provide severe weather preparedness information. For your convenience, here are those articles once again, and I hope you'll find them helpful.
- Do you have the items you need?
- When the Sirens Sound: The storm is only minutes out
- After the Storm: Resources to help start your recovery
Of course, these articles aren't intended to replace official information which can be found as close as your nearest National Weather Service website. Here, too, are links to the information they have compiled to keep you safe:
- NWS CENTRAL ILLINOIS
- Serving Clay, Lawrence and Richland counties in Illinois
- NWS PADUCAH
- Serving Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wabash, Wayne and White counties in Illinois; Gibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties in Indiana; and Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union and Webster counties in Kentucky
- NWS INDIANAPOLIS
- Serving Daviess, Knox and Martin counties in Indiana
- NWS LOUISVILLE
- Serving Dubois and Perry counties in Indiana, and Hancock and Ohio counties in Kentucky
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