Severe Weather Awareness Week 2021: March 1st through March 5th
Deanna Bonn
Times-Gazette
Despite the recent historic cold snap, spring will eventually arrive and with it will come our next severe weather season. In preparation for that, the National Weather Service (NWS) has declared the week of March 1st through March 5th as "Severe Weather Awareness Week" in Kansas.
“As a show of support for this public outreach campaign, the Butler County Board of Commissioners has also proclaimed that as ‘Severe Weather Awareness Week’ in the county,” said Keri Korthals, Director of Butler County Emergency Management.
As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, a Statewide Tornado Drill will be conducted at 10 a.m. March 2. On the morning of March 2nd , many jurisdictions will sound their storm sirens, and the NWS will trigger a test of the NOAA Weather Alert Radios.