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7 <br /> National Weather Service <br /> Raleigh-Durham Intl Airport <br /> P.O. Box 80337 <br /> Raleigh, NC 27623-0337 <br /> 26 January 1993 <br /> TO: Agencies Responding to the Annual <br /> Tornado Drill in Nort Carolina <br /> Afi4t9VWLA <br /> FROM: Stephen W. Harned <br /> Area Manager <br /> National Weather Service <br /> SUBJECT: Annual Tornado Drill <br /> Governor James B. Hunt has declared February 21-27 as SEVERE <br /> WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK in North Carolina. The National Weather <br /> Service in cooperation with the North Carolina Division of <br /> Emergency Management will conduct a statewide tornado drill on <br /> Wednesday, February 24th. A similar exercise will be conducted <br /> at the same time with our neighbors in South Carolina. <br /> Taking part in the drill is simple. When you hear the tornado <br /> warning, take actions to protect yourself and the people around <br /> you as in a real tornado emergency. But think about it ahead of <br /> time. What would you do? Every agency, business, and school <br /> should have a tornado safety plan and a means of obtaining timely <br /> severe weather warnings from the National Weather Service. <br /> The tornado drill will be conducted in the morning of the 24th <br /> before the midday lunch break at schools. There will be two <br /> parts: a Tornado Watch, followed later by a Tornado Warning. <br /> Both messages will be carried on NOAA Weather Radio, the North <br /> Carolina Weather Wire, news wire services, the Emergency <br /> Broadcast System (EBS) , and the Division of Criminal Information <br /> (DCI) system. If actual severe weather threatens any part of <br /> North Carolina on February 24th, the drill will be postponed <br /> until Friday, February 26th. <br /> Should you have any questions about the drill, or need assistance <br /> with developing a tornado safety plan, contact your nearest <br /> National Weather Service office or your county Emergency <br /> Management Office. <br />