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Alabama

 

Severe Weather Awareness Week (Flood)
Hurricane Preparedness Week
Summer Safety: Lightning, Heat, Rip Currents, Boating
Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day
Winter Weather Awareness Week

Feb 17-22, 2019
To be determined
May 19-25, 2019
Oct 17, 2018
Dec 11-16, 2018

Alaska

Flood Safety Awareness Week
Winter Weather Preparedness Week

Apr 22-26. 2018
Sep. 30-Oct 6, 2018

American Samoa

Tsunami Preparedness Week
Hurricane Preparedness Month

Sep 24-28, 2018
October 2018

Arkansas

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill

Feb 25-Mar 3, 2018
Feb 28, 2018. 9:30 am

Arizona

Monsoon Awareness Week

Jun 10-15, 2018

California

Tsunami Preparedness WeekMar 26-30, 2018
Wildfire Awareness Week
Safe Boating Cold Water Awareness Week
Monsoon Awareness Week
Flood Preparedness Week
Earthquake Awareness Week: Great Shake Out
Beach Safety/Rip Current Awareness week

Mar 26-30, 2018
May 5 to 11. 2018
May 21-28, 2018
Jun 10-15, 2018
Oct 20-26, 2018
Oct 14-21, 2018
Early June, 2018*

Colorado

Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Winter Weather Preparedness Week

March 3-9, 2019
Apr 14-20, 2019
Jun 23-19, 2019
Oct 13-19, 2019

Connecticut
 

Flood Safety Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Safe Boating and Beach Safety Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Hurricane Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Week

Mar 11-15, 2019
Apr 29-May 3, 2019
May 20-24, 2019
Jun 24-28, 2019
Jul 15-19, 2019
Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2018, Nov 4-8, 2019

Delaware

no events scheduled at this time

  

Florida

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill

Jan 14-18, 2019
Jan 16, 2019, 10 am

Georgia

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Flood Safety Preparedness Week
Hurricane Preparedness Week
Lightning Safety Week
Winter Weather Preparedness Week

Feb 4-8. 2019
Mar 11-16, 2018
May 6-12, 2018
Jun 18-22, 2018
Dec 2-8, 2018

Guam
Northern Marianas

Tsunami Preparedness Week
Tsunami Preparedness Week Proclamation Signing
PacWave Pacific Tsunami Exercise 
Typhoon Preparedness Week
Lightning Preparedness Week 
Earthquake Preparedness Week
National Disaster Preparedness Month 
Great Guam [Earthquake] Shakeout     

Apr 1-7, 2018
Apr 2, 2018
Apr 4, 2018
Jun 3-9, 2018
Jun 19-25
Aug 5-11, 2018
September 2018
Oct 18, 2018

Hawaii

no events scheduled at this time

  

Idaho

Great shakeout earthquake drill (Boise Only)
Fall campaign: snow, flooding, wind
Winter campaign: snow, ice, flooding, wind, cold 
Spring campaign:  severe weather, flooding
Summer campaign: heat, air quality, severe weather, wildfire, dust

Oct 18, 2018 &  Oct 17, 2019
Oct-Nov 2018
Dec-Feb 2018-19
Apr-May 2019
Jun-Sep 2019

Illinois

Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Flood Safety Awareness Week
Winter Weather Preparedness Week:

Mar 3-9, 2019 (no tornado drill)
Mar 11-15, 2019
Nov 17-23, 2019

Indiana
 

Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Tornado Drill
Winter Preparedness Week

Mar 18-24, 2018
Mar 20, 2018
Nov 11-17, 2018

Iowa

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
Heat Awareness Day
Lightning Awareness Week
Winter Awareness Day

Mar 25-29, 2019
Mar 27, 2019 at 10 am
Jun 6, 2019
June 18-22, 2018
Nov 7, 2019

Kansas

Weather Awareness Week
Statewide Drill 
Summer Weather Safety Week, Heat and Lightning 
Winter Weather Awareness Day

Mar 4-8, 2019
Mar 5, 2019 10 AM CST (backup, Mar 7)
Jun 3-9, 2018
Nov 15, 2018

Kentucky

 

Spring Seasonal Campaign
Summer Seasonal Campaign
Fall Seasonal Campaign
Winter Seasonal Campaign

March 2019
June 2019
September 2019
December 2019

Louisiana

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill

Feb 19-23, 2018
Feb 21, 2018,  9:15 am

Maine

Flood Safety Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Safe Boating/Beach Safety Awareness Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Hurricane Safety Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Week         

Mar 11-15, 2019
Apr 29 - May 3, 2019
May 20-24, 2019
Jun 24-28, 2019
Jul 15-19, 2019
Oct 29-Nov 2, 2018, Nov 4-8, 2019

Maryland

Spring Seasonal Campaign
Severe Storms Awareness Week
Summer Seasonal Campaign
Hurricane Preparedness Week
Fall Seasonal Campaign
Winter Seasonal Campaign

Mar-May 2019
Mar 17-23, 2019
Jun-Aug, 2019
Same as National Week
Oct-Nov, 2019
Dec-Feb, 2019-20

Massachusetts

Flood Safety Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Safe Boating and Beach Safety Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Hurricane Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Week

Mar 11-15, 2019
Apr 29-May 3, 2019
May 20-24, 2019
Jun 24-28, 2019
Jul 15-19, 2019
Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2018, Nov 4-8, 2019

Michigan

 


 

NOAA Weather Radio Awareness Day
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
Safe Boating Week
Heat Awareness Day
Winter Weather Awareness Week

Feb 7, 2018
Apr 8-14, 2018
Apr 11 at 1 p.m.
Apr 30-May 4, 2018*
Observing National Week in May
Nov 4-10, 2018

Minnesota

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
Winter Hazard Awareness Week

Apr 8-12, 2019
Apr 11, 2019, 1 pm, 1:45 pm
Nov 5-9, 2018

Mississippi

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
Hurricane Awareness Week

Feb 19-23, 2018
Feb 21, 2018
May 6-12, 2018

Missouri

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Statewide Drill
Summer Weather Safety Week, Heat and Lightning
Winter Weather Awareness Day

Mar 4-10, 2018
Mar 6, 2018
Jun 3-9, 2018
Nov 14, 2018

Montana

Weather-Ready Wednesdays

Year round

Nebraska

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
NOAA Weather Radio Awareness Day
Heat Awareness Day
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Day

Mar 26-30, 2018
Mar 28, 10 am CDT, 9 am MDT
May 19, 2018
June 7, 2018
June 18-22, 2018
Nov 8, 2018

Nevada

Wildfire Aware Month
Nevada Flood Awareness Week
Winter Storm Awareness

May 2018
Nov 10-15, 2017
Nov 2017

New Hampshire

Flood Safety Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Safe Boating/Beach Safety Awareness Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Hurricane Safety Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Week           

Mar 11-15, 2019
Apr 29 - May 3, 2019
May 20-24, 2019
Jun 24-28, 2019
Jul 15-19, 2019
Oct 29-Nov 2, 2018, Nov 4-8, 2019

New Jersey

Winter Seasonal Campaign: Ice, Snow, Cold

Dec-Feb 2018/19

New Mexico

Spring Seasonal Campaign: Severe, Flood, Wildfire
Summer Campaign: Heat, Severe, Dust
Monsoon Awareness Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Fall Seasonal Campaign: Wind, Winter, Drought
Winter Seasonal Campaign: Ice, Cold

Mar-May, 2018
Jun-Aug 2018
Jun 10-15, 2018
Jun 18-22, 2018
Sep-Nov 2018
Dec-Feb 2018/19

New York

Flood Safety Preparedness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Communications Drill
Hurricane Awareness Week (Only NYC office)
Hurricane Awareness Week (Rest of NY)
Ligthning Safety Aware Week
Winter Weather Awareness Week

Mar 11-17, 2018
Apr 29-May 5, 2018
May 3, 2018
May 6-12, 2018
Jul 15-21, 2018
Jun 17-23 , 2018
Oct 28-Nov 3, 2018

North Carolina

 

Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Tornado Drill
Hurricane Preparedness Week
Winter Weather Preparedness Week

March 4-10, 2018
9:30 an, Wed, Mar 7, 2018
May 13-19, 2018
December 2-8, 2018

North Dakota
 

Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
Severe Winter Weather Awareness Week

Apr 30-May 4, 2018
May 2, 2018, 11:15 AM-11:30 AM, CDT
Oct 29-Nov 2, 2018

Oklahoma

Spring Seasonal Campaign
Hurricane Preparedness Week
Summer Seasonal Campaign
Fall Seasonal Campaign
Winter Seasonal Campaign

Mar-May 2018
May 15-21, 2018
Jun-Aug, 2019
Oct-Nov, 2019
Dec-Feb, 2019-20

Ohio

Spring Severe Weather and Flood Awareness Week
Statewide Tornado Drill
Winter Safety Awareness Week

Mar 17-23, 2019
Mar 20, 2019, 9:50 am
Nov 11-17, 2018, Nov 17-23, 2019

Oregon

Great shakeout earthquake and tsunami preparedness drill
Fall campaign: snow, flooding, wind
Winter campaign: snow, ice, flooding, wind, cold 
Spring campaign:  severe weather, flooding
Summer campaign: heat, air quality, severe weather, wildfire, dust

Oct 18, 2018 &  Oct 17, 2019
Oct-Nov 2018
Dec-Feb 2018-19
Apr-May 2019
Jun-Sep 2019

Pennsylvania

Flood Safety Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Winter Weather Preparedness Week

March 26-30, 2018
April 23-27, 2018
November 12-16, 2018

Puerto Rico

 
 

Tsunami Preparedness Week
Air Quality Awareness
Flood Safety Awareness
Heat Safety Awareness
Safe Boating Awareness
Hurricane Safety Preparedness
Rip Current Awareness
Severe Weather Safety Awareness

Mar 12 to Mar 16, 2018
April 16 to April 20, 2018
Apr 30 to May 4, 2018
May 14 to May 18, 2018
May 21 to May 25, 2018
 May 28 to Jun  1, 2018
June 4 to June 8, 2018
Jun 11 to Jun 15, 2018

Rhode Island

Flood Safety Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Safe Boating and Beach Safety Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Hurricane Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Week

Mar 11-15, 2019
Apr 29-May 3, 2019
May 20-24, 2019
Jun 24-28, 2019
Jul 15-19, 2019
Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2018, Nov 4-8, 2019

South Carolina

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
Hurricane Awareness Week
Earthquake Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Week

Mar 4-10, 2018
Mar 7, 2018, 9 am
May 27-Jun 2, 2018
Oct 14-20, 2018
Dec 2-8, 2018

South Dakota

 

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
Winter Weather Preparedness Day

Apr 23-27, 2018
Apr 25, 2018
Oct 24, 2018

Tennessee

Severe Weather and Flood Preparedness Week
Summer Weather Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Day

Feb 25-Mar 3, 2018
May 21-25, 2018
Nov 14, 2018

Texas

Spring Seasonal Campaign
Hurricane Preparedness Week
Summer Seasonal Campaign
Fall Seasonal Campaign
Winter Seasonal Campaign

Mar-May 2019
May 7-13, 2019
Jun-Aug, 2019
Oct-Nov, 2019
Dec-Feb, 2019-20

Utah

Spring Seasonal Campaign: Severe, Flood, Wildfire
Summer Campaign: Heat, Severe, Dust, Air Quality
Fall Seasonal Campaign: Wind, Winter, Drought
Winter Seasonal Campaign: Ice, Cold

Mar-May 2019
Jun-Aug, 2019
Oct-Nov, 2019
Dec-Feb, 2019-20

Vermont

Flood Safety Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Safe Boating/Beach Safety Awareness Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Hurricane Safety Awareness Week
Winter Weather Awareness Week

Mar 11-15, 2019
Apr 29 - May 3, 2019
May 20-24, 2019
Jun 24-28, 2019
Jul 15-19, 2019
Oct 29-Nov 2, 2018, Nov 4-8, 2019

U.S. Virgin Islands

Tsunami Preparedness Week

Mar 12 to Mar 16, 2018

Virginia

Tornado Preparedness Day and Drill
Hurricane Awareness Week

Mar 19, 2019
Same as National Week

Washington

Great shakeout earthquake and tsunami preparedness drill
Fall campaign: snow, flooding, wind
Winter campaign: snow, ice, flooding, wind, cold 
Spring campaign:  severe weather, flooding
Summer campaign: heat, air quality, severe weather, wildfire, dust

Oct 18, 2018 &  Oct 17, 2019
Oct-Nov 2018
Dec-Feb 2018-19
Apr-May 2019
Jun-Sep 2019

West Virginia

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill

Mar 5-9, 2018
To be determined

Wisconsin

 

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Tornado Drill
Winter Weather Week

Apr 8-12, 2019
Apr 11, 2019, 1 pm, 1:45 pm
Nov 5-19, 2018, Nov 4-8, 2019

Wyoming
 

Tornado Drill
Weather-Ready Wednesday

To be determined
Year Round

*tentative
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