Snowfall Totals Across Northeast Georgia and the Western Carolinas

Snowfall Totals Across the Region

Snowfall Map for Northeast Georgia and the Western Carolinas

Snowfall Totals

    
                        

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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

815 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026



...The South Carolina Annual Statewide Tornado Drill Will Occur

Today...



As a part of South Carolina`s Severe Weather and Flood Preparedness

Week, today at 9 AM for South Carolina, the National Weather Service

in cooperation with local broadcasters will conduct the annual

statewide tornado drill.  For South Carolina this will be in the

form of a Routine Weekly Test on all NOAA weather radio and public

alert systems. The alarm test will activate the State Emergency

Alert System and be carried by local radio broadcasters. This will

allow schools, business, and residents the opportunity to practice

their tornado drills and safety plans. Every school, business,

workplace, and family across the state is strongly encouraged to

participate in the statewide tornado drill.



Here are a couple key things to remember about today`s statewide

tornado drill:



* The drill will be broadcast on NOAA Weather Radio and the

  Emergency Alert System via the Routine Weekly Test (RWT). There

  will not be an actual Tornado Warning issued.



* This drill and RWT will take the place of the usual weekly NOAA

  Weather Radio Alert test.  That is, there will not be a weekly

  radio test done between 11 AM and Noon today.



* Some NOAA Weather Radio receivers do not sound an audible alert

  for the RWT or RMT product; instead, they may have a blinking

  light on the display to indicate that an RWT was received. As

  such, when the RMT for the statewide tornado drill is initiated at

  9 AM, there is a good chance that your NOAA Weather Radio may not

  sound an alarm.



* Since your NOAA Weather Radio may not sound an alarm at the time

  the RWT is issued, you will want to do one of the following:

  manually turn on your NOAA Weather Radio receiver five minutes

  before the start of the drill, and simply listen to the audio

  broadcast to hear when the RWT is issued, which will mark the

  beginning of the statewide tornado drill; or simply plan to start

  your tornado drill on your own at 9 AM.



* There will be no follow-up statements issued by the NWS to mark

  the end of the statewide tornado drill. It will simply be over

  when your group, school, business, organization, or family feels

  that you have adequately practiced your tornado shelter

  procedures.



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