This is Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin

Heavy Rain in the Appalachians and Central Gulf Coast; Heat Continues in the West; Monitoring the Tropics

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians and portions of the central Gulf Coast may bring areas of flooding today. Hot temperatures are in place through today across much of the western U.S. and New England. Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become a Major Hurricane this weekend as it moves across the central Atlantic Ocean. Monitor future forecasts for any East Coast impacts. Read More >

This is Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin

There will be a statewide tornado drill on Thursday, April 12th. This will be an ideal time to practice your plans at work and at home during a Tornado Warning. A Test Tornado Watch will be issued at 1pm, followed by a Test Tornado Warning at 1:45pm. These will both end at 2pm. Following this will be a second tornado drill in the evening with a Test Tornado Warning issued at 6:45pm, which will end at 7pm.

Throughout the week, we will be discussing how you can stay safe in severe weather situations. It all starts with having a plan for what to do when severe weather occurs. Then, you need to have a way to receive severe weather forecasts and alerts. Once you get the alerts, the final and most important step is to take action and seek shelter.

Tornado and Severe Weather Safety Week 2018

Where do you go when severe weather occurs? Here are some common, vulnerable situations.

If you have any questions/comments, please contact Warning Coordination Meteorologist Tim Halbach at Timothy.J.Halbach@noaa.gov