(KLZA)--This is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Nebraska.

The National Weather Service will be conducting the annul statewide tornado drill Wednesday morning at 10.

Wednesday morning at 10, the National Weather Service will send a scripted message on NOAA Weather Radio's which will be identified at a routine weekly test on the receivers. This mock tornado drill will replace the routine weekly test normally conducted at 11 a.m.

In addition to the Weather Radio alerts, local officials may also sound their warning sirens.

All schools, businesses, hospitals, law enforcement and other agencies are urged to test severe weather emergency communications, and sheltering plans.