Suffolk officials and agencies held a large-scale tornado disaster drill at King’s Fork High School, testing emergency shelter operations, interagency coordination, and response to severe weather ...

It’s perfectly normal to be scared during a tornado drill, but hopefully by explaining the process behind them, you can be less scared the next time you’re asked to take cover in a school or office.

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. On Wednesday at 4:51 p.m. the NWS ...

ATLANTA — Don’t be alarmed if you hear sirens Wednesday morning, it’s part of a statewide tornado drill marking Georgia’s Severe Weather Preparedness Day. The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Residents may hear sirens Wednesday, but don’t be alarmed. Wednesday is Georgia’s Severe Weather Preparedness Day with some taking part in a tornado drill at 9:30 a.m. During ...

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BEAUMONT, Texas — A tornado warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Tyler County, Hardin County and Jasper County. While there is currently no confirmed tornado according to 12News ...

COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - Students at Columbia Elementary School were among the many folks in Mississippi who participated in an international disaster exercise Thursday. They took part in the “Great ...

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A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on ...