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Michigan’s 2025 statewide tornado drill is Wednesday: What to expect and when sirens will go off

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Michigan’s 2025 statewide tornado drill is Wednesday: What to expect and when sirens will go off

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Detroit, MI – As we are starting to see our first signs of spring-like weather in Metro Detroit, it is also time to think about severe weather safety as we look ahead into Michigan’s Severe Weather Awareness Week
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac will initiate the Michigan Statewide Tornado Drill using NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards on Wednesday, March 19th, 2025.
Using NOAA Weather Radio, the National Weather Service will use the Routine Weekly Test (RWT) code to initiate the drill around 1:00 PM EDT.
This drill will cover all counties in Southeastern Michigan including Sanilac, St. Clair, Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Monroe and Lenawee Counties.

Peopleareurgedtopracticetheirtornadoprecautionsandsafetyplansduringthedrill. Itisimportanttonote,thedrillwillnottriggertheEmergencyAlertSystem(EAS)likeifaTornadoWarningwereissued.NOAAWeatherRadioAlarmToneswillbeactivatedusingtheRequiredWeeklyTest(RWT)code,butwillhaveaspecialwordedbroadcasttosignifythetornad

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