March 4-8 is Severe Weather Awareness week in Kansas, and a statewide tornado drill is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Families are encouraged to use that time to go over your storm safety plan, including where to go during a tornado and making sure you have an emergency kit stocked. The National Weather Service suggests that kit should include one gallon of water per person, non-perishable food, a first-aid kit, toilet paper, and more. Click here for a full list.

A severe weather safety training session will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at Central Community Church (6100 West Maple). That session will include storm spotting tips, similar to the training sessions for KFDI News storm spotters.

For an in-depth look at tornadoes and storm safety, you can check out KFDI’s At Issue program that aired Sunday, March 3. In it, KFDI’s George Lawson sat down with meteorologist Chance Hayes with the National Weather Service to discuss the upcoming severe weather season. Listen to the program by clicking here.