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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1203 PM EDT Wed Mar 12 2025


...A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL FOR OHIO IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY
MARCH 19TH...

The National Weather Service - WFO Northern Indiana will use NOAA
Weather Radio All Hazards to conduct a statewide tornado drill on
Wednesday, March 19th. The National Weather Service will use the
Routine Weekly Test (RWT) followed by a Special Weather Statement
(SPS) on NOAA Weather Radio to implement this drill around 950 AM
EDT.

This drill will cover all counties in Northwest Ohio, including
the following counties...

Williams, Fulton OH, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert,
Allen OH.

Persons are urged to practice their tornado safety measures during
the drill.

To all media in the state... Please be aware of these
messages and take appropriate actions as necessary. The message
will be sent out on NOAA Weather Radio EAS Encoding Units using
the Routine Weekly Test Code (RWT) and should not adversely affect
the Emergency Alert System (EAS). To our NOAA Weather Radio
listeners in Ohio, please be aware that the NOAA Weather Radio
Alarm Tone will be activated on Wednesday March 19th for the
Routine Weekly Test (RWT SAME CODE) but will have a special worded
broadcast to signify the Tornado Drill.

The statewide drill is being conducted in conjunction with Severe
Weather Awareness Week in Ohio which will run from March 16th to
March 22nd.



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