UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians will participate test tornado warnings today with drills at 10:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
If severe weather actually is in the area on today, 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 drills, contact John Hauser at 559-7315.