32ND ANNUAL MISSOURI SEVERE WEATHER DRILL TODAY AT 1:30 PM

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

...32ND ANNUAL MISSOURI SEVERE WEATHER DRILL TODAY AT 1:30 PM...

IT MAY BE A BIT ANTI-CLIMACTIC CONSIDERING THE WEATHER MISSOURI
EXPERIENCED OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT THE 32ND ANNUAL MISSOURI SEVERE
WEATHER DRILL WILL TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:30 PM. ALL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES THAT COVER MISSOURI WILL ISSUE A
TEST TORNADO WARNING AS PART OF THE DRILL. THE TEST TORNADO WARNING
WILL BE ISSUED USING THE ACTUAL TORNADO WARNING CODES. ALL
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISSEMINATE THE TEST
WARNING AS IF IT WERE AN ACTUAL TORNADO EVENT.

THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO CORRECT ANY PROBLEMS FOUND OVER THE
WEEKEND. SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES...AND INDIVIDUALS AT HOME ARE
ENCOURAGED TO PRACTICE THEIR SEVERE WEATHER PLAN. COMMUNICATION
SYSTEMS SHOULD BE TESTED TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE THE TEST TORNADO
WARNING.

AGAIN...THE 32ND ANNUAL MISSOURI STATEWIDE SEVERE WEATHER DRILL WILL
TAKE PLACE AT 1:30 PM.

JPK