This system serves as a means of transmitting special messages throughout the campus in a quick and efficient manner by means of a pyramided telephone-calling schedule. This Telephone Alert System will be utilized in the event of a Tornado Watch. The Deans and Directors of each department are responsible for developing internal notification procedures to ensure that individuals in their charge receive this information. Departmental personnel are also responsible for developing internal preparedness procedures and reviewing these procedures prior to each tornado season. Departmental personnel should be designated to monitor local radio or television stations or a weather radio when a Tornado Watch notification is made.
Weather radios are readily available at electronics and discount stores.
In the event of a Tornado Warning, the campus, as well as the cities of Urbana and Champaign, will be notified by broadcasts over local radio and television stations. The local warning siren will be activated if danger is imminent to the communities and the campus. The siren consists of three, three-minute continuous blasts and is designed to notify people who are outside. Listen during these tests to become familiar with the sirens and to determine if you can hear them in your workplace and home. If it determined that this warning cannot be heard, now is the time to work on ways of receiving the warning by implementing methods already mentioned above.