Tornado drills held statewide for Indiana's weather prep week
SULLIVAN, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — It's Severe Weather Preparedness Week, and Tuesday, tornado drills were carried out across the state of Indiana.
A WTWO/WAWV videographer was at the Sullivan Courthouse as staff there practiced their safety plan in the event of a tornado.
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Jim Pirtle is the Director of the Sullivan County Emergency Management Agency, and he said the county also tested its tornado Tuesday and will be implementing a new system soon that can reach even more people.
'Within two or three weeks, we will be going to code red, which is a mass notification system,' said Pirtle. 'And I encourage our citizens all the time that you listen to your local news channels for weather, incoming weather. Always have your weather radio and check your batteries twice a year.'
Pirtle also said schools, the hospital and other businesses in the area also participated in the tornado drill on Tuesday.
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