03/17/2024
Oakland County Emergency Management and Homeland Security is observing Severe Weather Awareness Week (SWAW) March 17-23 with many opportunities to educate citizens about severe weather hazards.
We encourage those who live, work or travel within Oakland County to check the Emergency Management web page and social media all week for valuable information about severe weather threats, developing a family plan of action, tornadoes, downed power lines, floods, fires and more. Feel free to share our posts with family, friends, and your agency/organization’s followers.
As part of Oakland County’s recognition week, there will also be a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 20 at 1 p.m. The National Weather Service will issue a practice tornado warning and broadcast a test message on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Radio. The practice warning can be heard on a NOAA Weather Radio, which can be bought commercially, or heard through the NOAA Weather Radio app.
Every time a siren test is conducted (first Saturday of the month or special test) an OakAlert message is sent to subscribers. OakAlert is a self-registering alert system which emails participants about critical incidents in Oakland County like missing persons, or HazMat incidents. The message on March 20 will communicate information about the statewide test. To sign up, text "OakAlert" to 99411.
For more resources on how you can prepare your home, school or business for severe weather emergencies and other disasters, or to sign up for OakAlert, visit:
oakgov.com/community/emergency-management
