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Ohio statewide tornado drill: Sirens sounded for 3 minutes Wednesday morning
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tornado sirens across the state were activated Wednesday morning as part of a yearly drill.
The drill coincides with Severe Weather Awareness Week (March 15-21). The awareness week is scheduled for the third week of March each year.
At 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, local communities participated in a statewide tornado drill and tested their emergency and sheltering plans. Ohio counties used time to sound and test their outdoor warning sirens and mass notification systems.
The drill will took the place of the weekly Wednesday noon outdoor warning siren test in Franklin County. The system was activated one time for three minutes — a longer tone than the regular weekly test.
Statewide tornado drill set for Wednesday. What to know ahead of test
With Michigan's annual tornado season already underway, officials are planning a statewide tornado drill Wednesday afternoon, March 18, as part of Michigan’s Severe Weather Awareness Week.
Sirens in Michigan will go off at 1 p.m. in communities statewide on Wednesday, March 18. Michigan State Police and the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division are urging residents to participate in the drill, according to a March 13 MSP release.
"The recent devastating tornadoes in southwest Michigan serve as a somber reminder that severe weather can strike at any time, even early in the season," MSP and EMHS Director Col. James F. Grady II said in the release. "We encourage local communities to take part in the statewide tornado drill and encourage everyone to practice your plan now to help save lives when every second counts."
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Today at 9:50 a.m. — Franklin County tornado siren system test. It's only a test
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security is urging residents, schools and businesses to take part in the annual Statewide Tornado Drill at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday.
That's when the county’s outdoor warning siren system will be activated.
The sirens will sound once for three minutes, a longer tone than the regular Wednesday noon test. Officials said the test tone will be the same “tornado warning” tone that would be used during an actual tornado warning.
The 9:50 a.m. siren activation will replace the county’s regular weekly Wednesday noon test.
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