Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
959 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...TODAY IS THE NORTH DAKOTA STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL DAY...

THE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL IS CONDUCTED AS PART OF NORTH DAKOTA
SEVERE SUMMER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK ACTIVITIES. A TEST WILL
INITIATE... STATEWIDE... AROUND 11:15 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

PLEASE BE ADVISED... DUE TO THE ONGOING FLOODING WHICH IS CURRENTLY
AFFECTING MANY EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA COUNTIES AND COMMUNITIES... THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS WILL NOT BE USING THE /TEST/
TORNADO WARNING /TOR/ CODE.  INSTEAD... WE WILL ISSUE A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT /SPS/ TO ANNOUNCE THE START OF THE TEST.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS... BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS
TO USE THIS DRILL DAY AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT TORNADO
SAFETY AND TO PRACTICE YOUR LOCAL TORNADO RESPONSE.

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