UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians will participate in statewide “Severe Weather Week,” which will include test tornado warnings on Wednesday.
Severe Weather Week runs April 7-11.
There will be two drills Wednesday, one shortly after 10 a.m. and one about 7 p.m.
Both exercises will include mock tornado warnings.
If severe weather actually is in the area on Wednesday, the drills will be held Thursday.
Those receiving the severe weather notification should communicate the information to others in their area. Several methods will be used to communicate the severe weather information including:
- NOAA weather alert radios;
- Audible devices on the fire alarm systems;
- Alertcast Emergency Notification System;
- Text pagers;
- House paging;
- Pop-up alerts on campus computers; and
- Broadcast media.
In addition, Douglas County will sound Civil Defense Warning Sirens for both the morning and evening drills. Departments may determine their level of participation, however, at the very minimum they should make sure notification is received, staff know what to do and where the shelter is located. Departments also should ensure their shelters are accessible and available.
All areas participating in the drill are asked to complete an online “Severe Weather Report” form after the drill that can be found by clicking here. (Remember to hit the submit button after you have finished.)
For more information about the drill, contact John Hauser at 559-7315.
Here is The National Weather Service’s plan for Wednesday morning’s drill (all times are central):
- 10:10 a.m. — Weather Forecast Offices in Omaha issues test tornado warnings for their areas valid for 20 minutes;
- 10:30 a.m. — Weather Forecast Office in Omaha issues statement to expire their Tornado Warnings.