County To Participate In Statewide Tornado Drills Tuesday
March 13, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
County To Participate In Statewide Tornado Drills Tuesday
By Staff Report-
If weather conditions warrant postponing the drill, it will be moved to March 20.
Every year, on average, Indiana is hit by 21 tornados. Too often warnings go unheeded, are not heard, or people don’t know where to safely shelter.
The National Weather Service, Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Kosciusko County Emergency Management are urging everyone to be prepared for all disasters by:
• Being aware of conditions.
• Use a weather alert radio or an app on your phone that will notify you any time of the day or night when you are at risk.
• Have a plan of how you and your family will react to the hazardous situation.
• Ensure all members in your household know where to go for shelter.
• The location to move to in severe weather is ideally a basement. If a basement is not available, go to an interior room on the lowest level with no windows. Storm cellars also offer protection.
• Use the drill on Tuesday to test your plan.
Rock also suggested each family create a kit or “go bag” and have it ready at all times. For a list of suggested kit items, go to www.kcgov.com/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=879.
Flooding also threatens Hoosiers during the spring months. Driving on flooded roadways can often place residents and emergency response personnel in unnecessary danger. Never drive through flooded roadways, even if the water appears shallow. The road may have washed out under the surface of the water.
For more information on preparing for severe weather, visit GetPrepared.in.gov.
If weather conditions warrant postponing the drill, it will be moved to March 20.
Every year, on average, Indiana is hit by 21 tornados. Too often warnings go unheeded, are not heard, or people don’t know where to safely shelter.
The National Weather Service, Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Kosciusko County Emergency Management are urging everyone to be prepared for all disasters by:
• Being aware of conditions.
• Use a weather alert radio or an app on your phone that will notify you any time of the day or night when you are at risk.
• Have a plan of how you and your family will react to the hazardous situation.
• Ensure all members in your household know where to go for shelter.
• The location to move to in severe weather is ideally a basement. If a basement is not available, go to an interior room on the lowest level with no windows. Storm cellars also offer protection.
• Use the drill on Tuesday to test your plan.
Rock also suggested each family create a kit or “go bag” and have it ready at all times. For a list of suggested kit items, go to www.kcgov.com/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=879.
Flooding also threatens Hoosiers during the spring months. Driving on flooded roadways can often place residents and emergency response personnel in unnecessary danger. Never drive through flooded roadways, even if the water appears shallow. The road may have washed out under the surface of the water.
For more information on preparing for severe weather, visit GetPrepared.in.gov.
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