Virginia Holds Statewide Tornado Drill

March 14, 2013

The state Department of Emergency Management says more than 1 million Virginians participated in a statewide tornado drill.

The drill was held at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday. It was a joint effort between the state emergency officials and the National Weather Service.

At that time, NOAA Weather Radio broadcasted a test warning from the National Weather Service. The test warning also aired on television and radio stations.

When the test warning was heard, participants were told to move to a safe area, such as a basement, bathroom or closet on the lowest level of a building.

Over the last two years, 62 tornadoes have hit Virginia. Ten people were killed, more than 100 were injured and dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed.

Was this article valuable?

Here are more articles you may enjoy.