Thursday, April 20 – Tornadoes (with statewide tornado drills)
– Two Tornado Drills are planned, see the schedule below for details.
– The first drill allows schools, businesses, and industries to test their sheltering plans.
– The second, evening drill, allows families and businesses with second shifts to practice their sheltering plans.
Schedule for Tornado Drill Day
1:00 p.m. Test Watch (TOA).
Weather Radios will activate with the real TOA code.
1:45 p.m. Test Tornado Warning (TOR)
Weather Radios will activate with the real TOR code.
Outdoor Warning Systems (sirens) will activate.
2:00 p.m. Test Severe Weather Statement (SVS) issued to announce the end of the test warning.
Weather radio will NOT activate.
Outdoor Warning Systems will NOT activate.
6:45 pm. Test Tornado warning (TOR)
Weather Radios will activate with the real TOR code.
Outdoor Warning Systems (sirens) will activate.
7:00 pm. Test Severe Weather Statement (SVS) issued to announce the end of the test warning.
Weather radio will NOT activate.
Outdoor Warning Systems will NOT activate.
For more information on Tornado safety, please visit:
https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/hsem/weather-awareness-preparedness/Pages/severe-weather-tornadoes.aspx
For more information on Severe Weather Awareness Week, please visit
