Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and the National Weather Service have designated March 25 through March 29 as Severe Weather Awareness Week.  Each day during Severe Weather Awareness Week, the National Weather Service in Des Moines will cover severe weather topics. Tomorrow’s topic (on Statewide Tornado Drill Day, is “Tornadoes”.  Today’s topic is warning reception.

One of the most important precautions you can take to protect yourself and your family from severe weather is to remain weather aware. Being weather aware means you are informed of the weather forecast and alert to the potential hazards. Knowing what to do and where to go when watches and warnings are issued is key to you and your family’s safety.

Weather watch and warning information is available through the internet, commercial television and radio, NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio and through mobile devices. For additional information on these resources check out:

• Building a Weather-Ready Nation www.weather.gov/wrn/
• Ready Iowa http://www.beready.iowa.gov/
• Wireless Emergency Alerts https://www.weather.gov/wrn/wea
• Alert Iowa https://www.homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/about_HSEMD/alert_iowa.html

Knowing when severe weather is possible will give you time to prepare! You can always find current conditions, forecasts and hazardous weather information at weather.gov
If you’re not on your computer, you can access the same information via your mobile device at mobile.weather.gov

For additional safety information visit:
weather.gov/safety
ready.gov
weather.gov/desmoines