Tonado Awareness Around Brainerd

Sirens are scheduled to sound at 1:45 and 6:55 p.m. today as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.

Meteorologist Tony Schumacher says the peak period for storms here is June through early August. The biggest caution he gives to those in the Brainerd Lakes area is to get off the lakes if a thunderstorm approaches.

Minnesota averages 25 tornadoes a year. However, more people are killed by lightening than by tornadoes.