The National Weather Service is predicting another round of spring severe weather this weekend for Northwest Missouri.

The Executive Director of the Midland Empire Red Cross chapter says it’s important to know where you will get weather information.

Kevin Kirby says the best option is a NOAA Weather Radio.

“You can’t depend on the outdoor sirens to alert you for every warning,” Kirby says. “They were meant to alert people who are outside.”

Kirby says a weather radio can wake you up at night when an outdoor siren may not.

Another priority for when severe weather strikes is having a disaster kit.

“We need to be able to take care of our homes and ourselves without power up to three days if our area was impacted,” Kirby says.

Supplies in a disaster kit should include a battery powered radio, flashlights, food, water and medications among other things your family may need.

He says you also need to know where to take shelter.

Kirby says if your inside your home, to get to the lowest level possible. If you are in a vehicle, Kirby says if you can’t get into a sturdy building, to stay in your care in a safe place.