This is Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin

Heavy Rainfall Threat Continues in the Southwest on Monday; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

Remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Rachel will persist over portions of the Great Basin and Southwest on Monday, bringing a potential heavy to excessive rainfall risk. Well above average and potentially record breaking temperatures will develop across the Plains and Midwest early this week, spreading into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast midweek. Read More >

This is Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin

There will be a statewide tornado drill on Thursday, April 12th. This will be an ideal time to practice your plans at work and at home during a Tornado Warning. A Test Tornado Watch will be issued at 1pm, followed by a Test Tornado Warning at 1:45pm. These will both end at 2pm. Following this will be a second tornado drill in the evening with a Test Tornado Warning issued at 6:45pm, which will end at 7pm.

Throughout the week, we will be discussing how you can stay safe in severe weather situations. It all starts with having a plan for what to do when severe weather occurs. Then, you need to have a way to receive severe weather forecasts and alerts. Once you get the alerts, the final and most important step is to take action and seek shelter.

Tornado and Severe Weather Safety Week 2018

Where do you go when severe weather occurs? Here are some common, vulnerable situations.

If you have any questions/comments, please contact Warning Coordination Meteorologist Tim Halbach at Timothy.J.Halbach@noaa.gov