South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week

The low temperature overnight was expected to be around 40 degrees.

KDEM also wants reminds Kansans that a storm does not have to include a tornado to be risky.

National Weather Service officials will be in both communities Tuesday to determine if the damage was caused by tornadoes. Is this a mistake or malfunction, as some people asked who called in to the 911 center that night. “It really is about being prepared”, she says.

Also this week schools across the state will participate in the tornado drill, to ensure students know the safety plan in the event a tornado were to strike during school hours.

Have more than one way to receive warnings, such as public radio and television, CodeRED notification and NOAA All-Hazards Radio, a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service office. If a family must leave its home, the kit can go with them.

The events of Wednesday morning serve as a reminder that we are now in tornado season and a larger storm could follow in the days, weeks and months ahead.

“We’re certainly seeing more winters like this than we’ve seen winter like if you remember the winter of 2013, 2014”.

In a mobile home, GET OUT! Seek shelter in a nearby sturdy structure.

The strong low-pressure system producing Monday’s storms would “result in the potential for very strong winds beginning this evening with a cold frontal passage and continuing through Tuesday evening”, the NWS reported in its advisory. If thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm season is upon us. “All in like a blink of an eye just the wind was in here, my five-year-old’s crying and screaming”. “Residents are encouraged to use this week to review their severe weather safety plans”.

Clippert said it’s still important for people to keep enough food, medicine and batteries on hand for about three days in case of severe weather, but he said the most important thing to keep in mind is simply staying aware of your surroundings.

The National Weather Service says other ways to get prepared are knowing first aid and CPR and having emergency supplies.