Tuesday, March 10, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Sirens to signal safety week
By Emily C. Forsyth
eforsyth@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
A statewide tornado safety drill will be conducted today by the National Weather Service as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kansas.
Paul Frantz, National Weather Service meteorologist in Topeka, said that to make the drill realistic, the service would not announce a specific time that sirens would sound.
"It will be sometime in either the morning or early afternoon," Frantz said.
Local tornado warning sirens, weather radio alarms and the Emergency Alert System will be activated simultaneously to signify the start of the drill.
Paula Phillips, director of Douglas
County Emergency Management, said the drill was imperative to remind people to prepare for the upcoming months.
"We try to increase the awareness to citizens of threats and dangers surrounding severe weather and also make sure they know what protective measures to take when severe weather is apparent." Phillips said.
She also said that people should keep in mind several key differences in weather vocabulary.
"The first thing is to know the difference between a watch and a warning," Phillips said. "A watch means conditions are favorable for development of severe weather. A warning means that weather that can threaten property and lives is occurring."
Today's drill will include both a practice watch and a practice warning. Frantz said the drill was an important opportunity to make sure
Simulated tornado watch and warning drills will occur today across Kansas. The time is not being released so that the drills will be more realistic.
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that all sirens were working properly.
He said that the drill was a chance not only for citizens to prepare for severe weather situations but also for weather service staff, emergency preparedness workers and public institutions such as schools or hospitals.
Frantz said that people should think about what they would do if a tornado warning were issued, no matter where they might be.
"To make it effective, go through the steps of what you might do if this was a real scenario," Frantz said.
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