The Rock Island Arsenal will conduct an annual Severe Weather Drill at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, to familiarize the Arsenal workforce with storm sirens and sheltering procedures in preparation for the upcoming storm season, according to a news release.

Alert! notifications and Giant Voice Mass Warning Notification Systems (MWNS) will be
used during this drill. All exercise messaging will begin with “Exercise-Exercise-Exercise.”
Incoming and outgoing gate operations may be affected by the exercise for a limited time, the release says.