Information from Detroit NWS on NOAA weather drill

[James B. Dunbar Jr.]

FYI from Detroit NWS

note  "To our NOAA Weather Radio listeners...please be aware that the NOAA Weather Radio Alarm Tone will be activated on Wednesday March 18th for the Routine Weekly Test (RWT SAME CODE)...but will have a special worded broadcast to signify the Tornado Drill."

Jim K8JBD

EC Washtenaw County

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We just sent out a Public Information Statement regarding the statewide tornado drill tomorrow at 1pm. If you haven't seen it, here are some details!

The National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI will use NOAA

Weather Radio All Hazards to conduct a statewide tornado drill on

Wednesday March 18th. The National Weather Service will use the

Routine Weekly Test (RWT) on NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards to

implement this drill around 100 PM EDT.

Persons are urged to practice their tornado safety measures

during the drill.

To all media in the state...please be aware of these messages...and

take appropriate actions as necessary. The message will be sent

out on NOAA Weather Radio EAS Encoding Units using the Routine

Weekly Test Code (RWT) and should not adversely affect the

Emergency Alert System (EAS). To our NOAA Weather Radio

listeners...please be aware that the NOAA Weather Radio Alarm Tone

will be activated on Wednesday March 18th for the Routine Weekly

Test (RWT SAME CODE)...but will have a special worded broadcast to

signify the Tornado Drill.

The statewide drill is being conducted in conjunction with Severe

Weather Awareness Week in Michigan...March 15th to March 21st.