This is for Missouri NWS's Severe Weather Preparedness Week, which happens annually in March. The Statewide Tornado Drill always falls on a Tuesday during Severe Weather week, which is different from the usual tests that happen on the second Wednesday of every month.

Weather radio owners: The NWS won't be sending a Tornado Warning tone through to your weather radios this year, only a Required Weekly Test tone. Be sure to disable the alarm for that alert, if it hasn't already been disabled by default.

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Saltpork545 t1_jb7zyd8 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 2:54 AM

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Thank you for the reminder. We're supposed to have rain and cold temps tomorrow, so some people might actually think we have a tornado since the past couple of days have been much more like spring.

SGF_Throwaway_417 OP t1_jb89u6z wrote on March 7, 2023 at 4:17 AM

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Replying to Saltpork545 (#2,176,323)

Hopefully this will nip the "Tornado sirens?!?!" posts in the bud for tomorrow ;)

But you never know until 10 am whether they'll blow them or not on a cloudy day. If they deem it isn't a "good-weather day," the drill will be cancelled for the area. I imagine they reserve those cancellations for days where a severe weather threat is more likely, but there isn't really a guideline to determine what is a "good-weather day" or not.