Severe weather rumbles through in late-winter storm surge

The National Weather Service noted that the tornado may not have been continuous along its 8.1 mile path because the damage appeared to be intermittent.

Whether your shelter, or safe spot, is in your home or not, make sure it is nearby.

A statewide tornado drill Tuesday morning was one of the highlights of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kansas.

If you know there could potentially be severe weather in your area and you must travel, keep the radio on at all times.

Thibeau, who is also a civilian firefighter, said that the more training the National Guard can do under realistic conditions, the better prepared they are to support if SC faces a weather threat. This is a cooperative effort of the National Weather Service and the Kansas Emergency Management Association. If a tornado warning is issued, that means a tornado has been spotted or indicated by weather radar.

“There’s interesting information about floods, on average it can kill more people than tornadoes do”, Clippert said.

The National Weather Service announced Monday afternoon that much of the state of Iowa, including Cerro Gordo County, had been placed under a tornado watch. Their speed and intensity can cause millions of dollars in damage in mere minutes and claim dozens of lives, many the result of flying debris kicked up by their strong winds. Each day during Severe Weather Preparedness Week will focus on a different topic. No actual tornado warning or CodeRed call will be issued, so the response needs to be simulated. A storm producing wind gusts stronger than 58 miles per hour, hail larger than an inch in diameter, or a tornado would be considered for a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. “If you’re in a mobile home, I want you to leave your mobile home and seek shelter some place that you’ve pre-identified”.

“Practice makes flawless rings true when it comes to preparing for severe weather”. Those radios will broadcast the exercise message.

All residents are encouraged to have a conversation with their family or business associates about what actions they would take in the event of a tornado and practice executing those safety plans.