{"id":34270,"date":"2009-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/04\/06\/campuswide-tornado-drills-set-for-wednesday\/"},"modified":"2009-04-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-06T05:00:00","slug":"campuswide-tornado-drills-set-for-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/04\/06\/campuswide-tornado-drills-set-for-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Campuswide tornado drills set for Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nThe regularly scheduled monthly test of the outdoor warning siren system will be changed to the first Wednesday every month beginning May 6 at 11 a.m. in Douglas County. As before, the test will last approximately three minutes in length. This testing frequency replaces the monthly outdoor siren test that was previously scheduled and conducted in prior years on the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. <\/p>\n

No testing will occur if threatening weather exists. If threatening weather occurs on the first Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m., the test will be delayed two hours until 1 p.m. If the threatening weather still prevails at 1 p.m., the test will be rescheduled for the following Wednesday at 11 a.m. <\/p>\n

At this time the change only involves Douglas County. Siren testing in other communities and counties will not change. More information on the outdoor sirens in Douglas County can be found at http:\/\/www.co.douglas.ne.us\/pdf\/SirenBrochure.pdf<\/a>.
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\n<\/TABLE>UNMC, UNMC Physicians and The Nebraska Medical Center will participate in statewide “Severe Weather Week,” which will include test tornado warnings on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Severe Weather Week runs April 6-11. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday at 9:50 a.m., the weather service will issue a “Test Tornado Watch.” A “Test Tornado Warning” will be issue at 10:10 a.m.<\/p>\n

If severe weather actually is in the area on Wednesday, the drills will be held Thursday. <\/p>\n

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:
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