Note: this is a test message. Please disregard.
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL TODAY THIS WEEK IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL TODAY!!!
THIS WEEK IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FOR ILLINOIS. IT MIGHT STILL BE COLD OUTSIDE...BUT THE WEATHER IN THE MIDWEST CAN CHANGE FAST. VERY SOON WE WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
THE ILLINOIS STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL WILL BE HELD TODAY AT 10:00 AM. ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES SERVING ILLINOIS WILL
TRANSMIT A TEST TORNADO WARNING. THE WARNING WILL BE CODED AS A REAL WARNING...BUT IT WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED AS A TEST. THERE IS
NO SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY.
Instructions:
This is only a TEST!!!
Be sure to test and or replace the batteries in you NOAA weather radio to make sure you are ready for severe weather season.
Address/Location
Brown County Emergency Services
145 West Main Street
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-773-3961
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning