2025 Statewide Tornado Drill

...A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH
19TH...

The National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI will use NOAA
Weather Radio All Hazards to conduct a statewide tornado drill on
Wednesday March 19th. 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.

This drill will cover all counties in Southeast Michigan. The
following counties will be included in the drill...

Midland, Saginaw, Bay, Tuscola, Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair,
Shiawassee, Genesse, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb,
Washtenaw, Wayne, Monroe, and Lenawee.

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 19th 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 16th to March 22nd.