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Tornado Home • Tornado Basics • Preparing for Tornadoes • Responding to Tornadoes
By virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution in the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, there is hereby officially recognized:
WHEREAS, tornadoes are capable of forming with little or no warning and their destructive power can cause significant property damage and loss of life wherever they may touch down; and
WHEREAS, the loss of life and destruction of property caused by tornadoes is often reduced significantly when appropriate precautionary measures are taken before, during and after their occurrence; and
WHEREAS, on Tornado Preparedness Day, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, local emergency offices and the National Weather Service provide tornado safety awareness tips to citizens throughout the Commonwealth, including important lifesaving procedures that should be used in the event of a tornado; and
WHEREAS, it is important for all Virginians to know where to seek shelter during a tornado whether at home, at work, at school or elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management encourages schools, businesses and families to participate in a test tornado drill to be conducted by Emergency Alert Systems and broadcast by NOAA Weather Radio on March 18, 2008, at 9:45 a.m.;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Timothy M. Kaine, do hereby recognize March 18, 2008, as TORNADO PREPAREDNESS DAY in the COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.