[WIham] Fw: SKYWARN: April 19th Tornado Drill

[Mark Thompson]

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Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:28 PM
Subject: SKYWARN: April 19th Tornado Drill


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
450 PM CDT WED APR 18 2012

...LIVE TORNADO DRILL IN WISCONSIN IS SCHEDULED FOR 100 PM THURSDAY 
APRIL 19 2012...

IN COOPERATION WITH WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...THE FIVE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES THAT SERVICE WISCONSIN WILL CONDUCT 
A TEST OF THE REAL TORNADO WATCH AND TORNADO WARNING EAS CODES ON 
THURSDAY APRIL 19 2012.  CONSEQUENTLY...THIS TORNADO DRILL WILL BE 
UNLIKE ANY DRILL CONDUCTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

THE TEST TORNADO WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED AT 100 PM CDT...AND THE TEST 
TORNADO WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AT 145 PM CDT.  THE TEST WATCHES AND 
TEST WARNINGS WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM.

IF THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE DAYTIME THURSDAY 
APRIL 19TH...THE TEST WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY APRIL 20TH AT 
THE SAME TIMES.  IF THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER ON FRIDAY 
APRIL 20TH...THE TORNADO DRILL WILL BE CANCELED.

THIS TEST IS PART OF WISCONSIN/S TORNADO AND SEVERE WEATHER 
AWARENESS WEEK...AND GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST YOUR NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS UNIT AND PRACTICE YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.

ON SOME COMMERCIAL TV...COMMERCIAL RADIO...AND CABLE TV CHANNELS THE 
LIVE TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL APPEAR TO BE A REAL TORNADO 
WATCH OR WARNING WHICH MAY CREATE UNDO ALARM FOR SOME WISCONSIN 
CITIZENS. IN OTHER WORDS...ON SOME SYSTEMS THIS LIVE TEST WILL 
EITHER LOOK OR SOUND LIKE THE REAL THING BECAUSE ONE MAY NOT SEE OR 
HEAR THE WORD TEST. 

THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ANY DRILL IS TO TEST ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS 
THAT ALERT WISCONSIN CITIZENS FOR IMPENDING SEVERE WEATHER THAT CAN 
RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.  CONDUCTING A LIVE 
END-TO-END DRILL ACCOMPLISHES THIS GOAL BY TONE-ALERTING WATCHES AND 
WARNINGS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND BROADCASTING THEM THROUGH MEDIA 
OUTLETS.   

PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD THAT THE TORNADO DRILL STARTING AT
100 PM ON THURSDAY APRIL 19TH IS ONLY A TEST. IT IS NOT THE REAL 
THING.  TELL ALL OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS...RELATIVES...FRIENDS...AND 
CO-WORKERS.

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