Statewide Tornado Drill planned for Tuesday

FINNEY COUNTY, Kan. – On Tuesday, March 5, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., the State of Kansas will conduct a statewide tornado drill. All tornado sirens will be sounded for operational testing. This is just a drill and should not be considered warning of immenent threat of tornado.

Finney County and the Emergency Management Department encourage businesses, schools, organizations, and individuals to utilize this drill as practice for your tornado procedures and plans. If you do not already have established tornado protocols, you can find suggested plans and best practices at the following resource: https://www.ready.gov/business/implementation/emergency.

There are also designated storm shelters throughout the County. A map and list is available on our website at www.finneycounty.org/StormShelters.