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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).

Tornadoes

Get Weather Ready: During a Tornado

Does Virginia Have a Tornado Alley?

Read more. (Scroll down on this link to explore the story map.)

Read more about tornado basics and how tornadoes form, learn about tornado ratings and safety, and see a tornado simulator.

Events this week:

• Tuesday, March 16 | 9:45 a.m. | Statewide Tornado Drill
• Tuesday, March 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Skywarn Spotter training
• 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.