Butler County declares March 2–6 Severe Weather Preparedness Week

Feb 17, 2026

The board declared March 2–6, 2026, Severe Weather Preparedness Week to align with National Weather Service public education and the statewide NOAA test; a statewide tornado drill is scheduled March 4 at 10 a.m.

The full story

Butler County commissioners proclaimed March 2–6, 2026, as Severe Weather Preparedness Week to align with the National Weather Service's public education push and statewide drill. County emergency‑management staff described planned public education activities, presentations and a statewide NOAA/Tornado drill set for March 4 at 10 a.m. that will exercise weather alert radios and sirens (but not wireless emergency alerts to cell phones).

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in