Severe weather is here. Tornados hit in several states over the weekend, with the worst damage and loss of life occurred Sunday in Joplin, Missouri. Marion County Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Anderson says that while it is difficult to be fully prepared for an event of the magnitude of the Joplin tornado, systems are in place to help Marion County should such devastation occur locally, and could involve help from other counties, the state, and the federal level. Anderson says the Joplin tornado should also remind everyone that they should have a family emergency plan in place.