Tornado safety do's and don'ts during severe weather awareness week

National Weather Service Meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein told Morning Edition thaat Thursday’s tornado siren tests are intended to encourage people to make a severe weather plan.
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National Weather Service Meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein told Morning Edition thaat Thursday’s tornado siren tests are intended to encourage people to make a severe weather plan.

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Severe thunderstorms produced tornadoes Friday afternoon in southeast Minnesota. The National Weather Service reported a damaging tornado in the Marion area southeast of Rochester just before 3 p.m. and another tornado near Plainview.

Host Steve Staruch speaks with cast members Karin Wolverton, Diego Torre and Kara Morgan, as well as Head of Music Mario Antonio Marra, in preparation for the Minnesota Opera’s opening night of Puccini's 'Edgar,' taking place this Friday, April 17. Listen now!

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from records you’re searching for this year would you like to hear?