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:: Severe Weather Preparedness Week:: |
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Severe Weather
Preparedness Week
MARCH 14-20, 2010
It’s Severe Weather
Preparedness Week in
Indiana
. The
National Weather Service, in conjunction with the Indiana State
Police and Public Safety Commission, Indiana Department of Homeland
Security, Department of Education, the Indiana Broadcaster’s
Association, the Red Cross, and Amateur Radio Operators will conduct
a statewide test of communication systems on Wednesday, March 17 between 10:15 A.M. and
10:30 A.M. EDT and between 7:30 P.M. and 7:45 P.M. EDT. If weather
postpones the tests, make-up tests are Thursday, March 18 at the
same times listed.
The
goal of Severe Weather Preparedness Week is to better educate people
about the hazards of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, and to help
everyone be prepared should severe weather occur.
More Severe Weather Information:
Important
Weather Terms
Tornado
Safety
Thunderstorm
Safety
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