PRIMGHAR – The O’Brien County Emergency Management Agency, Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD), National Weather Service (NWS), and Iowa Emergency Management Association (IEMA) joined together to promote Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa.
Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 22-26, is an opportunity to highlight the importance of being aware of, and prepared for, severe weather.
For each day during Severe Weather Awareness Week, a different subject will be featured:

• Monday – Severe thunderstorms
• Tuesday – Weather warnings
• Wednesday – Tornadoes
• Thursday – Family preparedness
• Friday – Flash floods
  Additional information will be made available via email, EMA website, and the O’Brien County EMA facebook page.
  The annual statewide tornado drill will take place on Wed., March 24, beginning at 11 a.m. O’Brien County is planning to test the outdoor warning sirens at 11:00 am.
  If there is potential for severe weather on March 24, the O’Brien County tornado drill will be moved to March 25 (11:00 am).
  If you or someone you know is interested in signing up for O’Brien Alerts, interested individuals are invited to sign up for O’Brien County/Alert Iowa alerts through the O’Brien County Emergency Notification System. In the event of an emergency or severe weather, an alert will be sent to the phone number and/or email address provided by voice, text and/or email. This is a free service provided by O’Brien County and the State of Iowa..
  If you have any questions or need help in order to sign-up, please feel free to call O’Brien County EMA at 712-757-4305. To sign up for the alerts, go to https://entry.inspironlogistics.com/obrien_ia/wens.cfm or www.obrienema.org
  For more information on severe weather preparedness, visit www.obrienema.org and www.beready.iowa.gov. Additional information will be made available via email, EMA website, and the O’Brien County EMA facebook page