The week of March 23-27, 2015 has been designated as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Nebraska.

The week provides opportunities for public, government and private businesses to raise awareness, prepare, test and practice procedures for what to do during a severe weather event.

As long as no severe weather is expected or occurring, the statewide tornado drill will be conducted by the National Weather Service on Wednesday, March 25th between 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. CDT (9 a.m. to 10 a.m. MDT).

In the event of active weather on March 25th, the tornado drill will be completed on March 26th.

The purpose of the drill is to ensure that Nebraskans can adequately receive a tornado warning and to practice any actions which would be taken to protect your life in the event of a real tornado.  The test warning will be sent through all communication channels which are normally used for severe weather dissemination.

Officials say this tornado drill presents an excellent opportunity for everyone at work, school, or home to practice their safety measures.

Severe Weather Awareness Week provides the National Weather Service the opportunity to get potentially lifesaving  information out to the public.