Snow Showers and Squalls from Northern Plains, Rockies into the Great Lakes; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California; Potent Storm for Alaska

Clipper systems will track across the northern tier of the country through Friday. Snow showers, a few squalls are expected for the northern Plains and Rockies with lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. Dry conditions and gusty winds continue for Southern California with trends of some wet weather arriving this weekend. An atmospheric river event will impact Alaska with heavy precipitation Read More >

WV Tornado Drill FAQs - Drill is Wednesday March 22 at 11:00 A.M. EDT

This week is Spring Weather Awareness Week in West Virginia! Follow #ReadyWVwx on social media, and check out our partners at West Virginia Emergency Management Division and ReadyWV! for tips and information on how to be Weather-Ready for the spring severe weather season.

Also, make plans to participate in the West Virginia Statewide Tornado Drill at 11:00 am EDT Wednesday March 22, 2023. This is a great opportunity to practice what you would do in the event of a real tornado! Find out more information in our Tornado Drill FAQ.

If you participate in the Statewide Tornado Drill or any other Spring Weather Awareness Week activity, let us know by including #ReadyWVwx in your Facebook or Twitter post.

Tweet #ReadyWVwx.

1 - BE INFORMED

How Do I Get Severe Weather Alerts?

Watches vs Warnings - What's the Difference?

2 - PLAN AHEAD

Make a Plan

Make a Kit

Weather Preparedness for the Outdoors

3 - TAKE ACTION

What should I do in a flood?

What should I do in a tornado?

How do I stay safe in a thunderstorm?

Help us spread the word! We offer weather preparedness related materials you can share, including graphics and posts ready-made for social media and safety newsletters. Businesses and organizations who would like to partner with the NWS to help make our region ready, responsive and resilient to hazardous weather can also become Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors by following the link below.