Severe Weather Awareness Week – Siren Test March 19

Oakland County Emergency Management is observing Severe Weather Awareness Week (SWAW) March 16-22 with many opportunities to educate citizens about severe weather hazards.

We encourage residents of Oakland County to check the Emergency Management web page and social media all week for valuable information about severe weather threats, developing a family plan of action, tornadoes, downed power lines, floods, fires and more.

As part of Oakland County’s recognition week, there will also be a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. The National Weather Service will issue a practice tornado warning and broadcast a test message on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Radio. The practice warning can be heard on NOAA Weather Radios, which can be bought commercially, or heard through the NOAA Weather Radio app.

Every time the siren system is activated (test or real incident), an OakAlert message is sent to subscribers. OakAlert is a self-registering alert system which emails participants about critical incidents in Oakland County. The message on March 19th will communicate information about the statewide test. To sign up, text "OakAlert" to 99411.

For more resources on how you can prepare your home, school or business for severe weather emergencies and other disasters, or to sign up for OakAlert, visit:
//www.oakgov.com/emergency-management

More information on Severe Weather Awareness Week:
https://www.oakgov.com/community/emergency-management/need-to-know/family-preparedness/severe-weather-awareness