A statewide tornado drill is set for Thursday.
What that means is the National Weather Service will issue a “test” tornado watch at 1 p.m., followed bv a “test” tornado warning at 1:45 p.m., with the latter including the interruption of broadcast radio and TV stations with alert information. The drill ends at 2 p.m.
Learn more from Ready Wisconsin and National Weather Service and in this press release from the Office of the Sheriff.
And in the event of a real emergency … consider this a reminder to sign up for the city’s mobile phone emergency alert system, if you haven’t already.
As part of the service, you can have text messages and emails sent to you every time there is a weather watch, warning or other special message broadcast by the National Weather Service. I get these, and they’re great at showing what’s happening with the ever-changing local weather in real time.
Of course, getting breaking weather news on your mobile device is just one benefit of the alert system. The system will fully activate during any local emergency, including Amber Alerts, with messages being automatically sent via landline phones (which are already automatically in the database) and mobile phones (if you sign up).
Learn more about the city’s emergency alert service here.
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