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March 3, 2000 Campus tornado sirens to sound during test drills WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University will participate in statewide tornado drills on Monday, March 13, as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Indiana, March 12-18. On March 13, test drills will be held between 1:30 and 2 p.m. and 6:30 and 7 p.m. During the drills, all five warning sirens on the Purdue campus and all the other sirens in Greater Lafayette will be activated, said Tom Cooper, fire safety specialist in Purdue Safety and Security. Campus warning sirens are located in the Purdue Village and Ross-Ade Apartments, and on top of Earhart Hall, Hawkins Graduate House and Heine Pharmacy Building. The National Weather Service, state and local emergency management agencies, schools, broadcast media and amateur radio operators will be part of the communication system tests, which aim to educate Hoosiers about the hazards of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes as spring storm season approaches, and to help people be prepared when severe weather occurs. CONTACT: Cooper, (765) 494-1432 To the Purdue News and Photos Page