This week is Severe Weather Week and on Wednesday, the UNMC campus will participate in a tornado drill.
The National Weather Service will issue a Test Tornado Warning between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
In the event of a real emergency …
If severe weather actually is in the area on Wednesday, the drills will be postponed.
Those receiving the severe weather notification should communicate the information to others in their area.
Several methods will be used to communicate the severe weather information, including:
- NOAA weather alert radios;
- Audible devices on the fire alarm systems (some areas);
- e2 Emergency Notification System (to key dept phone numbers);
- e2 Text messages to cell phones for those who subscribed;
- Text pagers;
- House paging;
- PC crawler; and
- Broadcast media.
In addition, Douglas County will sound Civil Defense Warning Sirens.
Departments may determine their level of participation, however, at the very minimum they should make sure notification is received and that staff knows what to do and where the safe area is.
Document participation
All areas that participate in the drill are asked to complete an online “Severe Weather Report.”
Remember to hit the submit button after you have finished. The comment space is limited so be brief. If more detailed description is necessary, send it to John Hauser at jhauser@unmc.edu.