UP, SO TO SPEAK. YEAH. HEY, IT’S SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN NEBRASKA AND IOWA. AND TODAY’S WEATHER EXTRA METEOROLOGIST SEAN EVERSON TALKS ABOUT PREPAREDNESS AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A ...

Ahead of forecasted severe weather on Wednesday, local emergency agencies and others are sharing ways to be safe and prepared during storms.

This is Severe Weather Awareness Week, and National Weather Service meteorologist Peter Rogers says it is important to know what is happening when a thunderstorm warning is issued. Rogers says there are a couple of factors that go into those warnings.

Tornado season is just ahead of us, and local disaster response teams and nonprofits in the metro area are working to maximize preparedness.

This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa. Wednesday morning, the statewide tornado drill was held allowing businesses and schools to practice their plan in the event of a tornado warning. Many are familiar with those plans,