MONROE - Green and Lafayette counties will participate in a statewide tornado drill from 1:20 to 1:25 p.m. today. The drill is part of Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week (April 21-25) in Wisconsin.
The National Weather Service will issue mock tornado watches and warnings. \If actual severe weather occurs anywhere in the state today, the tornado drill will be postponed until Friday, April 25, with the watch/warnings issued at the same time. Below are the scheduled times for the mock watches/warnings.
1:00 p.m. - Mock tornado watch for all of Wisconsin
1:10-1:15 p.m. - National Weather Service Green Bay issues mock tornado warning for Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago and Wood Counties.
1:20-1:25 p.m. - National Weather Service Milwaukee issues mock tornado warning for Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha Counties.
1:30-1:35 p.m. - National Weather Service La Crosse issues mock tornado warning for Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, LaCrosse, Monroe, Richland, Taylor, Trempealeau and Vernon Counties.
1:40-1:45 p.m. - National Weather Service Minneapolis/Chanhassen issues mock tornado warning for Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk and St. Croix Counties.
1:50-1:55 p.m. - National Weather Service Duluth issues mock tornado warning for Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Sawyer and Washburn Counties.
2:00 p.m. - End of mock tornado watch/warning drill.
The National Weather Service will issue mock tornado watches and warnings. \If actual severe weather occurs anywhere in the state today, the tornado drill will be postponed until Friday, April 25, with the watch/warnings issued at the same time. Below are the scheduled times for the mock watches/warnings.
1:00 p.m. - Mock tornado watch for all of Wisconsin
1:10-1:15 p.m. - National Weather Service Green Bay issues mock tornado warning for Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago and Wood Counties.
1:20-1:25 p.m. - National Weather Service Milwaukee issues mock tornado warning for Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha Counties.
1:30-1:35 p.m. - National Weather Service La Crosse issues mock tornado warning for Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, LaCrosse, Monroe, Richland, Taylor, Trempealeau and Vernon Counties.
1:40-1:45 p.m. - National Weather Service Minneapolis/Chanhassen issues mock tornado warning for Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk and St. Croix Counties.
1:50-1:55 p.m. - National Weather Service Duluth issues mock tornado warning for Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Sawyer and Washburn Counties.
2:00 p.m. - End of mock tornado watch/warning drill.