[Press Release] : Statewide severe weather drill scheduled for March 14

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 2, 2006

CONTACT: Columbia/Boone County
Emergency Management
(573) 874-7400

Statewide severe weather drill scheduled for March 14
									
	(COLUMBIA, MO) -The annual statewide severe weather tornado
drill will be held at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14. The
warning will be initiated according to state and local warning
guidelines. 	The Columbia/Boone County Office of Emergency Management
will activate the warning sirens as a portion of this exercise. The
outdoor warning sirens serve as only one part of the local emergency
alert system. Specific information regarding the actual nature of the
emergency, the beginning time and expiration time of a watch or warning
is provided by local broadcast media. No "all clear" signal is
sounded. In the event an actual disaster specific information would be
obtained from the local print and broadcast media.
	The drill takes less than 15 minutes to perform. Once the severe
weather announcement is made, citizens are asked to seek shelter in the
lowest level (basement, if possible) interior room away from windows.
Schools and businesses might seek shelter in basements, hallways or
under staircases. The drill highlights the importance of accounting for
everyone in your home, class or office.
	If Missouri is experiencing statewide severe weather conditions,
the tornado exercise will be held on Thursday, March 16, at 1:30 p.m.

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