A statewide tornado drill is scheduled for 10 o’clock this (Wednesday) morning and all Iowans are being urged to consider how they’d react if it was the real thing. Page County Emergency Management Coordinator Jill Harvey says people should take the drill seriously when the sirens sound.
“Wherever you are, think about if that tornado warning came through now,” Harvey says, “where would I go, and what would I do, and take a minute to practice that. The more you practice, the more it’s in your brain, and you automatically respond, instead of letting the fear take over, and you just not know what to do.”
Iowa recorded 32 tornadoes during all of last year, and a record 125 tornadoes the year before. So far in 2026 Iowa has had 3 tornadoes, with all three in Lee County.
