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DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT or MINNESOTA <br /> EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION . °O <br /> 8 -5 State Capitol 75 Constitution Avenue <br /> St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 -1612 <br /> TTY (612) 282 -6555 1X (612) 296 -0459 y � U Pft <br /> P <br /> elephone (612) 296 -2233 <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> March 11, 1998 <br /> TO: County Emergency Managers <br /> EMA City Emergency Management Directors <br /> DEM Regional Program Coordinators <br /> The 1998 Severe Storms Awareness Week as proclaimed by Governor Arne H. Carlson is <br /> scheduled for April 20 -24, 1998. Enclosed are daily topics that focus on various severe weather <br /> threats. The statewide drill is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, at 1:45 p.m. with all <br /> communities activating their severe weather warning systems. As of this date, 24 counties have <br /> chosen to conduct a second tomado drill the evening of April 23. This second drill is scheduled <br /> to commence at 6:55 p.m. <br /> DEM will be sending mailings to schools, hospitals, and nursing homes statewide during the <br /> week of March 16 -20. The Minnesota Safety Council will include information about the <br /> campaign in its newsletter which is distributed to 5,000 businesses in the state. A letter will also <br /> be sent to TV stations towards the end of the month to solicit media coverage. We have included <br /> a couple of paragraphs each on the NOAA tone alert radio and the new EAS alert system that you <br /> can use in press releases or news stories in your areas. Also, the week before the campaign, <br /> DEM will issue a statewide press release concerning the campaign. <br /> Other things in your packet include: the 1997 tornado locations /tracks; a map showing the <br /> NOAA weather radio sites and their coverage; a copy of the statewide tornado drill exercise <br /> questionnaire; and the statistics of participation in last year's drill day by county. This year, more <br /> information is available on the DEM website ( www. dps. state,mn.us /emcrmgt/index.html) and <br /> the NWS site (www,crh.noaa.gov). <br /> If you have any questions or would like informational brochures to support your educational <br /> efforts, please contact Barbara Fonkert, DEM, at 612 -725 -2705 or Todd Krause, NWS, at 612- <br /> 361 -6670. ext. 726. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> YaC <br /> Paul Aasen Crar dwards <br /> Acting Director Meteorologist in Charge <br /> Division of Emergency Management National Weather Service <br />