Severe Weather Awareness Week (April 6th thru 10th)

 

                Hello all,

 

The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared the week of April 6 through April 10 2009 Severe Weather Awareness Week.  Severe Weather Awareness Week is an annual event to remind Iowans that severe weather is part of living in our state and that understanding the risks and how to respond to them can save lives.  2008 was a historic year across Iowa with 105 tornadoes including the EF5 tornado that struck Parkersburg and other areas in northeast Iowa.  During the awareness week, the National Weather Service will promote severe-weather safety by issuing public information statements.  The highlight of the week will be the statewide tornado drill on Wednesday April 8, 2009.

 

Please go to the Campus Safety & Security Office website at  http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/security/ and review the "Preparation

for Severe Weather" at Grinnell College information.  The shelter locations at the college are also listed. A variety of drills are planned throughout the State of Iowa and Grinnell College will participate fully.

 

On Wednesday April the 8^th the college will be participating in the Iowa State wide Tornado alert drill.   This drill will take place mid-morning.   The tornado siren will sound at the college and across the city of Grinnell and the College will test its emergency notification systems.  Please visit http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/security/  for information on the tornado shelter locations at Grinnell College.  Also please be aware that every Thursday morning at 9 a.m., the city of Grinnell siren system is tested throughout the city.

 

Although it is not part of the Severe Weather Awareness week on Thursday, April 16^th, at 7pm, at ARH, room 102, the National Weather Service will be doing a Storm Spotters class.  Actual pictures of tornadoes in Iowa will be shown along with other helpful weather information. Upon completion of the course participants will be certified as a storm spotter.  The class is open to all members of Grinnell College and the public.  There is no cost to attend.

 

Please visit Pioneer Web  at https://pioneerweb.grinnell.edu/ for information on the college's emergency text messaging system "Pioneer Alert." On Pioneer Web, information about the system and how to sign up is listed on the left hand side of the page under "Resources."  Note: All text message alerts will be posted on the top right corner of the Pioneer Web main page above the local weather forecast.

 

Campus Emergency Preparedness Committee Members

Steve Briscoe, Campus Safety & Security

Kate Worster,  Communication

Cindy Deppe, Communication

Amy VanManen, Campus Safety & Security

Kristin Lovig,  Human Resources

Jim Mulholland, Treasurers Office

Jana Johnson, Human Resources

Travis Greene, Student Affairs

Rick Whitney, Facilities Management

Mike Sims,  Student Affairs

Jennifer Krohn,  Diversity and Achievement

Lesley Lyons, Chemistry Department

Peter Jacobson, Biology Department

Jeanette Moser, Dining Services

John Burrows, Student Government Association

Rachel Bly, Conference Operations and Events

Dave Dale, ITS