By Jeff Murphy,
February 27, 2018
WARRENSBURG, MO – The University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg and UCM-Lee’s
Summit will participate in a statewide tornado drill at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 6.
This drill is expected to last about 15 minutes, and is designed to orient faculty,
staff and students in appropriate measures to take during a real tornadic event.
To help prepare the campus community prior to the drill, the UCM Department of Public
Safety/Environmental Health and Safety is encouraging faculty members and supervisors
to share information about the drill with students and colleagues. UCM realizes that
conducting such a drill may be disruptive to everyone’s daily schedule, but the institution’s
responsibility to protect our campus community cannot be over emphasized. UCM will
attempt to keep all disruption to a minimum.
UCM’s participation in the drill is part of a statewide effort. Should the state experience
severe weather on the day of the drill, the event will be postponed until March 8.
During the event, the Warrensburg campus will be notified by the UCM outdoor warning
system, building public address, and through TextCaster text message alerts. Anyone
who has not signed up for this free service is encouraged to visit ucmo.edu/ps/ to
learn more and sign up for the service. Individuals who have changed their mobile
telephone provider since signing up for TextCaster is encouraged to sign up again
to ensure they receive alerts.
Members of the UCM-Lee’s Summit campus ares encouraged to participate and will be
notified by Lee’s Summit outdoor warning devices, as well as through the Nixel Alerting
Service. Lee’s Summit staff, faculty and students are encouraged to sign up for the
Lee’s Summit Nixel service at Have you tried Nixle yet? > City of Lee's Summit >
City of Lee's Summit | Lee's Summit, MO.
During the drill, participants should immediately go to an indoor shelter and proceed
to the lowest floor of the building, preferably an interior room or hallway, away
from glass. Designated shelter areas on the Warrensburg campus are identified on building
emergency plans by this symbol. Individuals should remain in the shelter area until
the drill is concluded.
The drill will conclude with the issuance of an “all clear” message provided via TextCaster.
