{"id":70373,"date":"2021-03-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/03\/22\/tornado-drill-set-for-wednesday-3\/"},"modified":"2021-03-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T05:00:00","slug":"tornado-drill-set-for-wednesday-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/03\/22\/tornado-drill-set-for-wednesday-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado drill set for Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><P>On Wednesday, the UNMC Omaha campus will participate in a tornado drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. <\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-right\">\n<h3>Review family plans<\/h3>\n<p>This week also is a good time to review family emergency plans regarding severe weather. Assistance in preparing family emergency plans can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><P>The National Weather Service will issue a test tornado watch and warning at 11 a.m. and the test tornado warning at 11:15 a.m. (unless severe weather is in the area). Douglas County will sound civil defense warning sirens for the daytime drill.<br \/>\n<P>The hospital also may conduct an additional test tornado watch\/warning drill on the evening\/night shift, around 8 p.m.<br \/>\n<P>Everyone should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/safety\/procedures\/Severe_Weather_Safety_Guide.pdf\">severe weather plan<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/safety\/safety-office\/policies-resources\/emergprepguide.pdf\">emergency preparedness guide<\/a>, as well as your department&#8217;s plan;\n<li>Know what to do and where to go in the event of a tornado warning; and\n<li>Take the stairs, not the elevator, during a warning.<\/ul>\n<p><P>&#8220;The pandemic has shown how important it is for us to be prepared,&#8221; said John Hauser, UNMC safety manager. &#8220;We need to know what to do and where to go to be safe.&#8221;<br \/>\n<P>During or following the drill, employees, faculty or students who experience problems or wish to make suggestions can contact Hauser or <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QImihGS0w0G6O7T6ZmW8BZyI4n1yKhJNjlnhyDy0yi5UNDAwRU1HUzhNWVdSNzFNQkZTN1VaTUo2Ti4u\">complete an online survey<\/a>.<br \/>\n<P><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ametsoc.org\/index.cfm\/ams\/about-ams\/ams-statements\/statements-of-the-ams-in-force\/tornado-sheltering-guidelines-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\">The American Meteorological Society offers information on sheltering during the pandemic<\/a>. Remember to wear a mask.<br \/>\n<P>&#8220;Members of the UNMC community should register their cell phones with UNMC Alerts so that they will receive notification of tornado warnings and other campus emergencies,&#8221; he said. UNMC students and staff can verify their UNMC Alerts information or sign up as a new subscriber by following<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/info.unmc.edu\/safety\/UNMC_ALERTS_INFO_FOR_UNMC.pdf\">these instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drill is part of severe weather preparedness 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