The Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness is looking for students in first through sixth grades,
including specialized instruction classes, to participate in its annual poster contest. The purpose of
the severe weather awareness poster contest is to have Ohio’s youth demonstrate through illustrations of
actions they can take before, during and after severe weather events to protect themselves and others.

Tornadoes, floods, thunder and lightning storms, extreme heat, and snow and ice storms are weather
conditions that typically affect the state.
Ohio schools have until April 16 to send their first-place posters (per grade) to their regional National
Weather Service offices. The NWS offices will judge all poster entries and choose their top regional
winners per grade. In early May, the Severe Weather Awareness committee will judge the top regional
posters to determine the state and overall state winners.
Schools will be notified of their regional winners by the end of May. All regional winners will be
invited to attend the awards ceremony, which will be held at the Ohio State Fair’s DiSalle’s Creative
Arts Center on Aug. 2.
All regional winners and their parents will receive four entry passes for the day at the Ohio State Fair.

For rules and forms to participate in the poster contest, visit the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather
Awareness website at: www.weathersafety.ohio.gov.