Emergency management, National Weather Service planning statewide tornado drill

The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office says officials are issuing a statewide tornado drill next week.

Kentucky Emergency Management and the National Weather Service are conducting the drill on March 1 at 9:07 a.m.

Unless weather is unfavorable that day, authorities say the NWS plans to activate weather radios during the drill. Locally, you can expect community outdoor warning sirens to sound.