National Weather Service statewide tornado drill

PITTSBURG, KS – The City of Pittsburg will participate in the National Weather Service Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 by conducting an audio test of its outdoor storm warning sirens at 11:00 am. This test is a part of NWS Severe Weather Preparedness Week, March 4-8.

The test will be conducted at 11:00 am, instead of noon, to concur with the statewide tornado drill. The statewide test will also be broadcast over NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio and many local television and radio stations. Area residents, businesses, and schools are asked to treat the drill as if it were an actual tornado warning.

Weather permitting, monthly audio testing of the city’s outdoor warning sirens is conducted on the first Wednesday of every month at noon during the months of April through October to ensure the sirens are operational. Testing dates and times are as follows:

• Wednesday March 6, 11:00 am
• Wednesday, April 3, 12:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 1, 12:00 pm
• Wednesday, June 5, 12:00 pm
• Wednesday, July 3, 12:00 pm
• Wednesday, Aug. 7, 12:00 pm
• Wednesday, Sept. 4, 12:00 pm
• Wednesday, Oct. 2, 12:00 pm

For more information on Severe Weather Preparedness Week, go to https://www.weather.gov/top/swaw.

To learn more about the city’s outdoor warning sirens, visit http://www.pittks.org/services/storm-information/.

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