Lexington students practice what to do if tornado strikes

Published: March 5, 2013 

Students, including 12-year-old 7th grader Atlanta Harrison, covered their heads while hunkered down in the hallway, as part of a statewide tornado drill held at 10:07 a.m. at Crawford Middle School, 1813 Charleston Dr. in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee, working with Kentucky Emergency Management and the National Weather Service Office, conducted the statewide tornado safety drill March 5 at approximately 10:07 a.m. EST. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff

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In the same week Kentuckians marked the one-year anniversary of deadly tornadoes, students at Lexington's Crawford Middle School and across the state hunkered down in school hallways Tuesday for a storm drill.

The statewide tornado drill was held at 10:07 a.m. The Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee, working with Kentucky Emergency Management and the National Weather Service Office, conducted the drill. Photos of Crawford students were taken by Charles Bertram | Staff

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