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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
810 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
..2026 IOWA STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL TODAY AT 10 AM
AS PART OF ITS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK, IOWA WILL CONDUCT ITS
STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL TODAY AT 10 AM. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ENCOURAGES SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, HOSPITALS, LAW
ENFORCEMENT, OTHER AGENCIES, AND THOSE AT HOME TO USE THIS DRILL
AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THEIR SEVERE WEATHER COMMUNICATIONS AND
SHELTERING PLANS.
THE DRILL WILL BE BROADCAST ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO USING THE REQUIRED
WEEKLY TEST (RWT) AND WILL ALSO SERVE AS NORTHEAST IOWA’S WEEKLY
WEATHER RADIO TEST, NORMALLY CONDUCTED ON WEDNESDAYS BETWEEN 11AM
AND NOON. SOME COMMUNITIES MAY SOUND THEIR OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS,
AND SOME TV AND RADIO STATIONS MAY BRIEFLY CUT INTO PROGRAMMING.
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS OR PUSH NOTIFICATIONS
ON PHONES.
PART OF YOUR SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE HAVING
AT LEAST TWO WAYS TO RECEIVE A WARNING. RELYING ON OUTDOOR WARNING
SIRENS ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT, AS THEY MAY NOT ALWAYS ACTIVATE OR
BE HEARD. OTHER POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR WARNING INFORMATION INCLUDE
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL TV AND RADIO, WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS
AND WEATHER APPS ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE, THE INTERNET, AND WORD OF
MOUTH FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS. YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE
WEATHER ALERTS THROUGH YOUR COUNTY’S MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.
AGAIN, TODAY’S TORNADO DRILL IS ONLY A TEST AND SHOULD SERVE AS A
PROMPT TO THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU WOULD SEEK SHELTER IN THAT MOMENT IF
THERE WERE AN ACTUAL TORNADO WARNING FOR YOUR LOCATION. FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY, VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TORNADO.
KURZ
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