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In some jurisdictions, schools are required to conduct regular tornado drills, though generally less frequently than fire drills. During school tornado drills students are required to huddle up against the walls (picture above) of the building usually the hallway to prevent harm to the students and sometimes staff (teachers, janitors, etc) will ...
Tornado drills are an important element in tornado preparedness. Like any other safety drills, they increase chances of correct response to a real tornado threat. Most states in the midwestern and southern United States conduct a statewide tornado drill in late winter or early spring in preparation for the severe weather season.
With the United States anticipating more tornadoes than normal this spring and summer, schools are preparing staff and students with safety drills. However, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic ...
The peak tornado season for the southern Plains is from May into early June, while the northern Plains and upper Midwest have a peak season of June or July, according to the NOAA National Severe ...
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The statewide tornado drills will occur on Thursday, April 11 at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Tornado sirens will sound in Milwaukee County and many other municipalities.
In states prone to tornadoes, school children are urged to "duck and cover" against a solid inner wall of a school, if time does not permit seeking better shelter—such as a storm cellar—during a tornado warning. The tactic is also widely practiced in schools in states along the West Coast of the United States, where earthquakes are ...
The weather service reported 83 tornado-related deaths last year. The most recent 10 year average is 47. The deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950 was 2011, when 553 people died.