...TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

TORNADOES ARE THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORMS THAT OCCUR IN ILLINOIS.
BEING PREPARED FOR A TORNADO CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE IN YOUR AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BE PREPARED.

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED BY A TRAINED
STORM SPOTTER OR INTENSE ROTATION THAT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A
TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY DOPPLER RADAR. GET TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IMMEDIATELY.

TOMORROW...TUESDAY MARCH 1 AT 1000 AM CST...A TEST TORNADO WARNING
WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL ILLINOIS COUNTIES. THE WARNING WILL BE
DISSEMINATED THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH THE TONE ALARM AND SAME
CODES. MANY COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS WILL PARTICIPATE BY
PASSING ALONG THE TEST TORNADO WARNING. IN MANY LOCATIONS SIRENS
WILL ALSO BE TESTED. THE WARNING WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE THROUGH
EMWIN AND OTHER SUBSCRIPTION WEATHER WARNING SERVICES AND ON THE NWS
WEB PAGES. THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER
PROCEDURES OR CONDUCT A TORNADO DRILL AT YOUR SCHOOL OR PLACE OF
BUSINESS.