Rescheduled:Tornado Drill Set for March 11

Rescheduled: The City’s Storm Warning Siren system will sound at 1:30 p.m.Thursday March 11, 2010 for the Missouri State wide tornado drill.

March is Severe Spring Weather Preparedness Month in Missouri

March is Severe Spring Weather Preparedness Month in Missouri because the weather transitions from snow to rain, tornadoes and flooding. The National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency and local emergency management offices will conduct the 36th annual state tornado drill at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 9. The weather service will initiate the drill.

“The state tornado drill reminds citizens, schools and businesses to practice taking shelter when a tornado warning is issued. Last May, 38 Missouri counties were included in a federal disaster declaration for severe weather and tornadoes. Those storms were responsible for seven fatalities and 21 serious injuries,” said State Emergency Management Agency Director Paul D. Parmenter.

He noted that a May 2008 tornado was responsible for 16 fatalities and more than 200 injuries in Newton, Jasper and Barry counties. An April 2006 tornado destroyed and heavily damaged structures in Caruthersville, Braggadocio and Deering in Pemiscot County.

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YouTube Video of the 2008 Schell City Tornado