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SEVERE STORMS AWARENESS WEEK <br /> APRIL 20 .24 1998 <br /> Statewide Tornado Drills at <br /> 1:45 and 6:55 p.m. <br /> On April 23, 1998 <br /> DAILY TOPICS <br /> MONDAY: <br /> Today's focus is how severe weather warnings are prepared by the NWS and the media and <br /> issued to the public. The new Emergency Alert System (EAS) is in place. How will it be used in issuing <br /> warnings in more specific geographic areas? NOAA weather alert radio and why facilities should have <br /> one. <br /> TUESDAY: <br /> Thunderstorms, hail, and straight -line winds are today's topics., <br /> WEDNESDAY: <br /> Lightning is the number one killer and injury producer over all other summer weather threats. <br /> The focus is on lightning strikes on people and property and how to reduce your personal vulnerability to <br /> lightning. <br /> THURSDAY: <br /> Thursday is the statewide Tornado Drill Day. Focus is on tornadoes and proper sheltering <br /> techniques at work, home and play. The National Weather Service will simulate a Tomado Watch <br /> beginning at 9:00a.m. Two Tomado Drills are planned, the first is at 1:45p.m. and is statewide, with all <br /> jurisdictions activating their warning systems. This first drift allows schools, businesses, and hospitals to <br /> practice their sheltering plans. The second drill is at 6:55p.m. and is voluntary. The evening drill is <br /> designed to allow families an opportunity to practice their home sheltering plan as well as business' <br /> second shifts. <br /> FRIDAY: <br /> Flash Floods cause extensive crop and property damage each year in Minnesota. An average of <br /> five flash flood events occur in Minnesota each spring and summer, with June being the month of <br /> highest activity. <br /> For more information, check out these websites: Division of Emergency Management at <br /> www. dps .state.mn.us /emermat/index.html and the National Weather Service at www.crh.noaa.gov <br />