Overview
- Minnesota is holding a tornado drill that will sound outdoor warning sirens twice statewide during Severe Weather Awareness Week.
- NOAA will send a routine test message, and the National Weather Service will share updates on social media during the drill.
- Counties and cities decide when sirens activate in real storms, so practices differ by community.
- The sirens are meant to alert people outdoors and typically run about three minutes during a warning.
- The exercise follows reports of at least three tornadoes in southern Minnesota earlier this week, highlighting why practice matters.