WHEN SEVERE WEATHER HANGS IN THE AIR. IT NOT ONLY APPEA ORSN SC REEN BUT ALSO - ON THE RADAR OF EMERGENCY TES.AM AGENCIES FROM ACROSS KENTON COUNTY AND BEYOND - VEHA COME TOGETHER O TGET TRAINING THEY NEVER -WANT- TO BE IN A POSITIONO E. T STEVE HENSLEY IS DIRECTOR OF KENTON COUNTY HOMELA SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. HE OVERSEES THE TRNIAI OR TO HOME, 2012, THE TORNADOES THERE ARE CERTAIN MISSIONS, ALL THAT REQUIRE EMERGENCY TEAMS WO RKING TOGETHER. >> THESE EXERCISES HELUSP PRACTICE THOSE SKISLL SO WHEN THERE ARE UNFORTUNATE REAL-LIFE INSTANCES, WE CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. REPORTER: PART OF THIS TRAINING, THE LATEST COMMUNICATIONS, RADIO DEVICES THAT WORK EVEN WHEN LINES AND TOWERS ARE DOWN. FROM A PREPAREDNESS LEVEL, WE CONTINUE TO GROW. REPORTER: ALL AN EFFORT SO THAT WHEN THE NEXT DISASTER HITS, THERE WILL BE NO CLOUDS OF CONFUSION. ETH TRAINING INCLUDED FIRE, POLICE, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS SO THEY KNOW THAT WHENEVETHR EY TRAIN TOGETHER AND THEY GET CALLED TO WORK TOGETHER, IT WILL BE A SMTHOO OPERATION. REPORTING LIVE, RYAN HAMRICK, WLWT NEWS 5. >> YOU MENTIONED NEWTEK TECHNOLOGY AND RADIOS. CAN YOU TELL US HOW THOSE WORK? RERT:PO THESE ARE INTERESTING. ANY TIME YOU GO INTO ONE OF THE ESAREAS HIT WITH A DISASTER LIKE A TORNADO, THE LINES ARE WNDO, CELL TOWERS ARE DOWN AND RADIO IS DOWN. THESE RADIOS CREATE THEIR OWN NETWORK ANDRE A ABLE TO TAKE PRIORITY WITH SELF-SERVICE FOR THE RADIOS AND THE INTERNET SERVICE, ALLOWING THESERNET COMMUNICATIONS TO FLOW A LITTLE MORE SMOOTHLY. ASHLEY: BRN

'This is very timely training': Kenton County emergency teams conduct disaster training

Updated: 7:25 PM EDT May 3, 2022

The severe weather threat Tuesday brought Kenton County emergency teams together for a training. “This is very timely training,” Kenton County Homeland Security and Emergency Management director Steve Hensley said. “We spend a great deal of time planning for events we hope never occur, but on occasion, unfortunately, we know that they do.”As the potential for severe weather loomed, agencies from across Kenton County and beyond came together to train including police, fire, environmental agencies and hospital representatives among others.The teams are preparing for disasters such as tornados, floods, chemical spills, terrorist activities and unforeseen problems.“That’s what this is today, bringing everyone together so the first time they meet is not in the event of a real disaster,” Hensley said. “These kinds of exercises help us practice those skills. So, when those unfortunate real-life situations happen, we can hit the ground running,” said Ft. Mitchell police Chief Andrew Schierberg.

KENTON COUNTY, Ky. —

The severe weather threat Tuesday brought Kenton County emergency teams together for a training.

“This is very timely training,” Kenton County Homeland Security and Emergency Management director Steve Hensley said. “We spend a great deal of time planning for events we hope never occur, but on occasion, unfortunately, we know that they do.”

As the potential for severe weather loomed, agencies from across Kenton County and beyond came together to train including police, fire, environmental agencies and hospital representatives among others.

The teams are preparing for disasters such as tornados, floods, chemical spills, terrorist activities and unforeseen problems.

“That’s what this is today, bringing everyone together so the first time they meet is not in the event of a real disaster,” Hensley said.

“These kinds of exercises help us practice those skills. So, when those unfortunate real-life situations happen, we can hit the ground running,” said Ft. Mitchell police Chief Andrew Schierberg.

Video above: Birmingham-Southern College student rescued from flooded apartmentsA deluge that dumped more than 7 inches of rain in a few hours and spawned at least three tornadoes eased Wednesday but left homeowners and workers to clean up a wide area across the Southeast. With heavy rains still falling in the Florida Panhandle, crews inland used shovels and heavy machines to remove downed trees, limbs and other debris that covered roads and bridges once floodwaters receded in metro Birmingham. Some schools in Alabama's largest city opened late or held classes online because of high water.Nearly the entire state of Alabama received at least half an inch of rain on Tuesday, and areas south of Birmingham got more than 7 inches, forecasters said. Rainfall totals of more than 1 inches were common across Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.Homes were damaged from Texas to Virginia, and about 100,000 homes and businesses remained without power at midday Wednesday. That was down from more than 240,000 outages earlier. Teams from the National Weather Service confirmed that three weak tornadoes had struck central Alabama, but no widespread damage occurred.Storms have been responsible for at least three deaths and dozens of injuries this week. In Mississippi, forecasters confirmed 12 tornadoes Sunday evening and night.The National Weather Service's prediction center warned Wednesday morning that flash flooding could also now affect the central Gulf Coast with storms shifting southeast and rain continuing to soak much of the region. Forecasters issued flood warnings for rivers and streams throughout the region.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

Video above: Birmingham-Southern College student rescued from flooded apartments

A deluge that dumped more than 7 inches of rain in a few hours and spawned at least three tornadoes eased Wednesday but left homeowners and workers to clean up a wide area across the Southeast.

With heavy rains still falling in the Florida Panhandle, crews inland used shovels and heavy machines to remove downed trees, limbs and other debris that covered roads and bridges once floodwaters receded in metro Birmingham. Some schools in Alabama's largest city opened late or held classes online because of high water.

Nearly the entire state of Alabama received at least half an inch of rain on Tuesday, and areas south of Birmingham got more than 7 inches, forecasters said. Rainfall totals of more than 1 inches were common across Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

Homes were damaged from Texas to Virginia, and about 100,000 homes and businesses remained without power at midday Wednesday. That was down from more than 240,000 outages earlier. Teams from the National Weather Service confirmed that three weak tornadoes had struck central Alabama, but no widespread damage occurred.

AP Photo/Butch Dill

Storms have been responsible for at least three deaths and dozens of injuries this week. In Mississippi, forecasters confirmed 12 tornadoes Sunday evening and night.

The National Weather Service's prediction center warned Wednesday morning that flash flooding could also now affect the central Gulf Coast with storms shifting southeast and rain continuing to soak much of the region. Forecasters issued flood warnings for rivers and streams throughout the region.

AP Photo/Thomas Graning

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