Kick Off

The week of April 24th through April 30th, 2016 has been declared Severe Weather Awareness Week in New Jersey and PA.

NOAA's National Weather Service joins in partnership with the state agencies of both New Jersey and Pennsylvania, local agencies, volunteer agencies and private sector organizations in urging all residents to learn how to protect themselves from the hazards of flooding,tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.

Severe Weather Awareness Week is a time to learn more about thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning and flooding and prepare for the dangers they bring to New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the warmer part of the year.

As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, National Weather Service offices will conduct a test warning on Thursday April 28th at 1:15 pm in New Jersey state only. There will be no test warning in Pennsylvania.

These drill warnings in New Jersey provide emergency management agencies, schools hospitals, nursing facilities, the media and the public an opportunity to test communications systems, practice and update safety procedures and review severe weather terminology.

Each day next week the focus will be on a different topic, with an emphasis on weather safety and preparedness. Below are the topics that will be covered.

• Monday April 25, the topic will be a review of severe weather terms and definitions.
• Tuesday April 26, the topic will be severe thunderstorms.
• Wednesday April 27, the topic will be severe weather preparedness and safety.
• Thursday April 28, the topic will be tornadoes.
• Friday April 29, the topic will be flooding.

Plan ahead for the hazards that thunderstorms create. Help us make severe weather awareness week a success, by being prepared.