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Alaska tsunami preparedness week 2016 will begin on March 27, the 52nd anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami. The Alaska tsunami preparedness week is scheduled for March 27 - April 2, 2016 this year, National Weather Service mentioned in its Weather Preparedness Events Calendar.

The Nebraska statewide tornado drill has been scheduled for March 24, 2016 this year.  The tornado drill is part of severe weather awareness week which will take place Thursday at 10 a.m., Nebraska Emergency Management Agency said.

This list contains all major natural disasters in India in 2016 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in India March 2016 March 21: Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway The Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been blocked for four consecutive days after massive landslides. March 21: Magnitude 3.0 light earthquake hit Meghalaya Magnitude 3.0 light earthquake hit Meghalaya at 07:49 am Monday morning, India Meteorological Department reported. March 20: Jammu and Kashmir earthquake triggers avalanche An avalanche triggered by earthquake has claimed life of a military trooper and injured one other in frontier Kargil district of Ladakh division in Indian-controlled Kashmir. March 19: Heavy hailstorm hit Namsai district Heavy hailstorm hit Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh of India causing damages to public and private properties. February 2016 February 22: Earthquake in Patna Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Patna and other parts of Bihar toda

This list contains all major natural disasters in the United States in 2016 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in United States

The Iowa annual tornado drill will take place on Thursday, March 24, 2016 this year. The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD), the National Weather Service (NWS) and local emergency managers have again joined together to promote severe weather awareness and family preparedness.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service (NWS) are holding a statewide tornado drill today March 22, 2016. The Virginia statewide tornado drill will begin at 9:45 a.m. with a test tornado warning sent by the NWS to National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radios.