Severe Weather Drills Scheduled for Next Week

As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, Eagan city officials will activate outdoor warning sirens twice on Thursday, April 19.

The siren drills are scheduled for 1:45 p.m. and 6:55 p.m. next Thursday, and local schools, businesses and hospitals are encouraged to practice sheltering plans during the earlier drill, according to a press release issued by the city. For the later drill, families and other organizations are encouraged to utilize the opportunity to practice and/or develop a sheltering plan.

For more information about the 2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week, which runs through the week of April 16, please visit the severe weather website at www.severeweather.state.mn.us.

For further information on the city's siren drills, please contact Eagan's Emergency Management Coordinator Jeremy Klein at (651) 675-5700.

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