Full Notification

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
800 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013

...TORNADO DRILL DAY...

TEST TORNADO WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED TODAY BETWEEN 1000 AM AND 1030 AM EDT AND AGAIN BETWEEN 730 PM AND 800 PM EDT. THURSDAY IS MAKE UP DRILL DAY IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS TODAY.

SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRACTICE THEIR SAFETY PLANS DURING THE DRILLS TO ENSURE THE PLANS WORK PROPERLY.
DISCUSS WHAT TO DO WHEN WATCHES ARE ISSUED. TAKE ACTION WHEN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. REVIEW WARNINGS ACTIONS AND UPDATE THEM IF NEEDED.

THE TEST WARNINGS CHECK FOR QUICK AND ACCURATE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES TO COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS...PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. ALL OF
US WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE PROCESS WILL WORK WHEN REAL EVENTS OCCUR.

THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA WILL RECEIVE AND DISSEMINATE THE TEST INFORMATION AS THEY USUALLY DO...IN BROADCASTS...PAGES OR E-MAILS.

THE STATE POLICE WILL RECEIVE AND DISSEMINATE TEST WARNINGS TO COUNTY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. COUNTY OR CITY OFFICIALS MAY
SOUND THEIR TORNADO SIRENS AND CONTACT THEIR SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES AND MEDICAL RELATED FACILITIES.

AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS WILL ACTIVATE SKYWARN OPERATIONS WITH COUNTY NET CONTROL OPERATORS MAKING HAM RADIO CONTACT WITH SKYWARN CONTROL
CENTERS AT EACH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS...NOTE THE FOLLOWING. ENSURE YOUR E A S EQUIPMENT CAN RECEIVE /T O R/ CODE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIOS WHICH WILL ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. AUDIO TEXT
LESS THAN TWO MINUTES DURATION WILL BE BROADCAST BETWEEN START AND END CODES...DESCRIBING THE TEST TORNADO WARNING. ENSURE TEST WORDING
IS CARRIED IN ANY MANUAL CRAWL CREATED.

PRACTICE YOUR DISASTER PLAN...IT MAY SAFE YOUR LIFE.