This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana. Long before any warnings are issued, National Weather Service offices provide up to a week’s notice of potential severe weather with hazardous weather outlooks. When severe weather becomes more immediate, watches are issued. A Watch is your signal to get set or ready to take safe action. For thunderstorms, the National Weather Service typically issues watches several hours before damaging weather occurs.
Tomorrow is the Statewide Tornado Drill for Severe Weather Preparedness Week.