Behind the scenes of severe weather planning

Late Thursday afternoon, weather alerts sounded for the potential of severe weather and tornadic activity in Laclede County. Lebanon City Administrator Mike Schumacher tells Regional Radio news that when there is potentially dangerous weather teams in charge of the public safety begin communicating…

The decisions made include opening shelters, closing parks and issuing traffic alerts due to flash flooding. Schumacher said the number one priority during potentially dangerous weather situations is to make sure that they do what they can to protect members of the public.