Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 12-16, 2021
Thursday – Tornadoes (with Statewide Tornado Drills)
Are you ready for severe weather? Each year, Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) in collaboration with the National Weather Service sponsors Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota. The week is designed to refresh, remind and educate everyone about the seasonal threats from severe weather and how to avoid them. It’s also a great time to make and practice your emergency plan and build or refresh your emergency preparedness kit.
Click this link to be directed to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety website for Thursday’s topic on Tornadoes: Click here
Today, Thursday, April 15, 2021, Minnesota statewide tornado drills will occur at 1:45 pm and 6:45 pm with the emergency sirens being activated in the city of Moorhead at that time. MSUM will also be sending out a Dragon Alert Emergency Notification Message at those times reminding our campus community that the siren activation is for a statewide simulated tornado warning drill.
MSUM Public Safety encourages you to update your Dragon Alert Emergency Notification System account with your cell phone information to ensure you receive important campus information and emergency notifications.
Click on this link to go to the Dragon Alert page and then click on Students & Employees to visit the Dragon Alert Portal to add your cell phone number or other contact methods: Dragon Alert