Today marks the beginning of Severe Weather Awareness Week. From April 11-15, the State of Minnesota and the National Weather service encourage you to brush up on how to handle extreme weather.

Schools, businesses and families are encouraged to prepare and practice emergency plans during the statewide tornado drills on Thursday at 1:45 p.m. and 6:55 p.m.

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