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Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 15-19, is a partnership among The National Weather Service, emergency management, public safety officials, local media and Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors to help join forces in improving the nation's readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience against severe weather during the upcoming season. 

Severe Weather Awareness Week in Virginia will be focusing on severe weather awareness and preparedness in the Commonwealth. Each day will focus on a different aspect of severe weather. The topics for the week are watches vs. warnings (Monday), tornadoes (Tuesday), severe thunderstorms (Wednesday), flash flooding (Thursday), and lightning (Friday).

Severe Thunderstorms

Learn about thunderstorm basics, hail basics, damaging winds, derechos, and thunderstorm safety and preparedness.

Events this week:

Wednesday, March 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Q&A session with National Weather Service meteorologist

Thursday, March 18 |10 a.m. | Skywarn Spotter training

All the information to participate in these activities is contained on the severe weather awareness web page. Look on social media this week for daily posts from the National Weather Service using #VASevereWx and #VASevereWeather.  

Severe weather FAQ can be found here.

UVA Medical Center Emergency Procedures

During an emergency situation, all Team Members should follow instructions in their Red Book/Emergency Procedures. 

Have Questions or Need More Information? Contact Robert Truoccolo, MS, CEM, ABCP, Director of Medical Center of Emergency Management.