Severe Weather Awareness Week: Safety Flyer
We've collected some useful tips on lightning and tornado safety and put them in a flyer for you to share and print. Unfortunately, "Don't be near lightning or tornadoes," is not a realistic tip, so we all need to make sure we are familiar with how to be safe in different situations.
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Dangerous Hoosier Weather
Every year, the Governor of Indiana declares one week to be Severe Weather Awareness Week, and for 2012, it runs from March 18 through to March 24. Since 1950, every time a Federal Disaster Area has been declared in Indiana, it was due to weather. The NWS Storm Prediction Center has recorded 1,235 tornadoes in the state of Indiana between 1950 and 2010. 472 were F0 strength, meaning the winds inside the tornado were between 40 and 72 miles per hour (mph).
Operation Stormy Weather
With spring around the corner and the threat of severe weather upon us, Indiana University campuses will participate in a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 21, as part of Indiana's Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 18 to 24.
Bloomington Herald Times Recognizes Efforts of IU EMC Staff
IU Emergency Management and Continuity (EMC) directors were called up by the state to work on response efforts in southern Indiana, shortly after tornadoes devastated several communities on March 2.
Mike Leonard, of the Bloomington Herald Times, wrote this great article on IU's efforts:
IU emergency management officials assist, learn in tornadoes' wake
By Mike Leonard
Herald Times, Bloomington, Indiana
March 8, 2012
Tornado Preparedness for Laboratories
IU Emergency Management and Continuity and the Environmental Health and Safety departments for the IU campuses bring you this joint guidance for preparing labs for severe weather, especially tornadoes. If you work in a lab, please take note!
Know What "Shelter-in-Place" Is For Today's Weather
"Shelter-in-place" is an instruction to stay in a designated area of safety when it is not safe to go outside, as in a Tornado Warning. Shelter-in-place has different meanings for different situations, but during a severe weather warning, if you are told to shelter-in-place, follow these instructions:
Super Bowl XLVI - IUPUI is Busy!
The final hours are ticking away as we approach Super Bowl XLVI. The NFL, the City of Indianapolis, the staff at Lucas Oil Stadium, they are all very visibly involved in making this weekend a success. It isn’t just the game itself, there’s the Super Bowl Village, aka the “Epicenter of Awesome”, the parties, a zip line, the celebrities—the sheer spectacle of the year’s finale for football is right here in the heart of the Hoosier state.
Why No Text in the IU-Notify Alert This Week? Because We Like You.
A valid question was raised by an IU faculty member on Facebook: "Umm... No cell phone notification? IU will wake me up with a phone call at 3:45 am to tell me that there is someone shooting a gun 5 miles away from where I live, but you won't call in case of a nationwide emergency??"
National Emergency Alert System Test Today!
The first widespread test of the National Emergency Alert System will be conducted at 2:00 PM EST today November 9, 2011. A new video has been posted - check it out! This video additionally addresses persons with access and functional needs - specifically those persons with hearing or visual impairments. Be prepared to receive an alert notice at 2:00 PM EST today through various methods.
Contagion! It Could Happen
How often do you see an infectious disease movie that is fully supported by the CDC? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) not only support this movie, they are promoting it. Take a moment and look at your own preparedness for an infectious disease outbreak. From the CDC's letter:
