At 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, Delaware County will participate in a statewide tornado drill. Expect to hear sirens at this time.
With spring’s potentially unstable weather, please note the outdoor warning siren protocol: During a tornado warning, the sirens operate on a 3-minutes-on, 10-minutes-off cycle for the duration of the warning. No all-clear message is issued via the sirens, so it’s important to have a way to receive emergency communications while you shelter.
The safest place to shelter is in a basement or windowless interior room on the lowest level of a building.
For more tornado safety information, visit https://www.ready.gov/tornadoes.
Source: Delaware County Emergency Management
Contact: Online at www.delcoema.org, on social media @delcoema, or by telephone at (740) 833-2180.