Monroe County’s tornado sirens will go off Tuesday at 10:15 am as part of a statewide tornado drill. The drill is part of the National Weather Service’s Indiana Severe Weather Preparedness Week.
The statewide drill Tuesday is only a test, but the National Weather Service recommends running a safety plan and seeking shelter for practice.
If you’re indoors, that means going to an interior room on the lowest floor. If you’re outside or in your car with no other shelter options, go to a ditch and lie flat with your hands covering your head.
Monroe County’s Emergency Management said in a release that schools, businesses, and residents are encouraged to use the drill as a time to practice safety plans.
The goal of the drill and the weather preparedness week is to educate people of severe weather hazards and help them be prepared.
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Monroe County’s Emergency Management said adequate warning of severe weather is crucial to response.
The National Weather Service said on average, Indiana has 25 tornados a year. Indiana’s record for a year was 72 in 2011.
According to the NWS, tornados are most likely to happen from April to June.
