Tornado drills to take place at schools across North Carolina Friday morning

Friday morning, schools across the state are preparing for a tornado drill as part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week.

… The National Weather Service in cooperation with local broadcasters will conduct a statewide tornado drill on Friday, March 7. The alarm test will activate the Emergency Alert System and be carried by local radio broadcasters.

The tornado drill was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but was rescheduled for Friday to avoid confusion; North Carolina had four tornado warnings on Wednesday as severe storms rolled through the state.

Friday’s tornado drill is a part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week, which is coordinated by the National Weather Service and the state Department of Public Safety. 

“Practicing this when the weather is good will allow you to react more quickly when the weather turns bad,” the National Weather Service said.

The tornado drill is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

For more information, you can visit the North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s preparedness website readync.gov.