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SPSSGF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
816 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008
 
...MISSOURI AND KANSAS TORNADO DRILL AT 130 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
MARCH 10 THROUGH 14 2008 IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK ACROSS 
MISSOURI AND KANSAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALONG WITH OUR 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND MEDIA PARTNERS INVITE EVERYONE TO USE THIS 
WEEK TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SEVERE WEATHER SEASON. 
AT APPROXIMATELY 130 PM...ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES 
SERVING MISSOURI AND KANSAS WILL RELEASE A TEST TORNADO WARNING. THE 
WARNING WILL LOOK AND BE CODED LIKE AN ACTUAL TORNADO WARNING...BUT 
IT WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED AS A TEST. THE WARNING WILL BE SENT OUT 
OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO USING THE EMERGENCY ALERT CODE T O R. 
EVERYONE IS URGED TO TAKE PART IN THE DRILL BY PRACTICING YOUR 
SEVERE WEATHER PLAN. MANY COMMUNITIES WILL ACTIVATE OUTDOOR SIREN 
SYSTEMS AS PART OF THE PLAN. SHOULD 130 PM NOT WORK FOR...WE URGE 
YOU TO CONDUCT YOUR OWN DRILL WHEN YOU CAN. WHEN YOU PRACTICE YOUR 
PLAN IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT. THE MAIN THING IS TO JUST DO IT. 
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