|Local forecast by "City, St" or zip code North Carolina Severe
Weather Awareness Week Mar 4th - Mar 10th, 2012 This week has
been declared North Carolina's Severe Weather Awareness Week for
2012. All week long the National Weather Service will be issuing
informative messages to help you prepare for severe Each day
will cover a different topic. Monday's topic will be severe
thunderstorms. Tuesday we will cover lightning. Wednesday's
Topic will be tornadoes. Thursday we will talk about flooding,
and Friday will cover the alert process. On Wednesday...March
7th at 930 am...the National Weather Service in cooperation with
local broadcasters will conduct a statewide tornado drill in the
form of a Required Monthly Test on all NOAA weather radios and
public alert systems. The alarm test will activate the state
emergency alert system and will be carried by local radio
broadcasters. This will allow schools, businesses, and residents
the opportunity to practice their tornado drills and enact
safety plans. Residents al