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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
844 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...STATEWIDE ILLINOIS TORNADO DRILL IS TODAY...

THE ANNUAL STATEWIDE ILLINOIS TORNADO DRILL IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
AT 10:00 AM CST. ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES WITH WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY IN ILLINOIS WILL SEND OUT A TEST TORNADO WARNING.
THE TEST WARNING WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED AS A TEST. OTHERWISE IT
WILL LOOK AND WILL BE CODED AS IF IT WERE A REAL WARNING.

EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN THE DRILL. IT ONLY TAKES A
FEW MINUTES TO THINK ABOUT AND REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER PLANS.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE THREATENED? DO YOU KNOW THE BEST
SHELTER FOR YOUR LOCATION? 

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PLAN. SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES SHOULD HAVE DETAILED SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS. MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION WHETHER IT
IS FROM A WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION. THE
INTERNET CAN ALSO BE A GREAT SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION. 

IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU GET THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER WARNING AND
THEN DECIDE IF YOU ARE IN DANGER. BY TAKING THE CORRECT ACTION YOU
CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.

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JPK