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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1158 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL FOR OHIO IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY
MARCH 18TH...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - WFO NORTHERN INDIANA WILL USE NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL ON
WEDNESDAY MARCH 18TH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL USE THE
ROUTINE WEEKLY TEST (RWT) FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
(SPS) ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO TO IMPLEMENT THIS DRILL AROUND 950 AM
EDT.
THIS DRILL WILL COVER ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
WILLIAMS, FULTON OH, DEFIANCE, HENRY, PAULDING, PUTNAM, VAN WERT,
ALLEN, OH.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO PRACTICE THEIR TORNADO SAFETY MEASURES DURING
THE DRILL.
TO ALL MEDIA IN THE STATE... PLEASE BE AWARE OF THESE MESSAGES AND
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AS NECESSARY. THE MESSAGE WILL BE SENT
OUT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO EAS ENCODING UNITS USING THE ROUTINE
WEEKLY TEST (RWT) AND SHOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE EMERGENCY
ALERT SYSTEM (EAS). TO OUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO LISTENERS, PLEASE
BE AWARE THAT THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALARM TONE WILL BE
ACTIVATED WEDNESDAY MARCH 18TH FOR THE ROUTINE WEEKLY TEST (RWT
SAME CODE) BUT WILL HAVE A SPECIAL WORDED BROADCAST TO SIGNIFY
THE TORNADO DRILL.
THE STATEWIDE DRILL IS BEING CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERE
WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN OHIO WHICH IS RUNNING FROM MARCH 15TH TO
MARCH 21ST.
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