Clinton County Central Dispatch has announced that the National Weather Service (NWS) in Indianapolis offices in conjunction with IDHS have decided to cancel the planned test tornado drill on Wednesday, March 18. This is due to numerous reasons related to the COVID-19 virus and sheltering actions being take by the public. We do not want to add an extra layer of anxiety to the ongoing situation.
While we feel it is important to test our communications and safety action plans, we feel it more prudent right now to focus on the active societal response to the virus. We apologize for the inconvenience but hope you understand. There are no plans for a makeup date at this time.
The drill was scheduled as part of National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, which is running through March 21.