Severe Weather Awareness Week
March 06, 2023
Do you know the difference between a weather WATCH and WARNINIG?
This week (March 6-10) is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Illinois! This week can help you to refresh your approach to severe weather safety.
- Ensure you have weather safety procedures at home, work, school, place of worship, on the road, and elsewhere.
- Decision-makers and overseers of large groups of people should review preparedness plans and ensure they have adequate means to monitor the weather and shelter individuals.
Additional resources to stay informed:
- Severe Weather and Outdoor Emergency Sirens
- IEMA Severe Weather Guide
- DuPage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)