Seminole County to participate in The Great Tornado Drill on Wednesday [Video]

People who live in Seminole County have a chance to brush up on skills that could protect their family in an emergency.

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The county is participating in “The Great Tornado Drill,” on Wednesday.

People can register by texting SCTORNADO to 888777.

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Then they should receive an alert on their phones at 10 a.m.

When a real alert is sent out, it can inform people on then they should take shelter in an interior room, away from windows and doors.

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The alerts are sent out through the county’s Office of Emergency Management.

More information on Seminole County emergency alerts can be found here.

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