National Weather Service Promotes #SafePlaceSelfie Day

Annual campaign encourages public to identify and share their safe locations during hazardous weather.

Apr. 7, 2026 at 10:05pm

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A dramatic landscape painting in the style of Caspar David Friedrich, with a small family sheltered in the foreground against a backdrop of an ominous, stormy sky, conceptually representing the importance of finding safe refuge during natural disasters.

As severe weather threats loom, the #SafePlaceSelfie campaign encourages families to identify and share their safe spaces, promoting preparedness and community resilience.Shreveport Today

The National Weather Service is organizing this year's national #SafePlaceSelfie campaign, encouraging everyone - organizations, TV stations, celebrities, and the public - to know where their safe locations are when hazardous weather threatens and share 'SafePlaceSelfies' on social media on April 8th.

Why it matters

The #SafePlaceSelfie campaign aims to promote tornado safety and preparedness for various types of hazardous weather, providing a fun, educational way for people to identify and share their safe locations, which can lead to increased future preparedness actions.

The details

The National Weather Service is calling on the public, organizations, and media to participate in 'SafePlaceSelfie Day' on Wednesday, April 8th by posting selfies of themselves, their families, and staff in their safe locations for different types of hazardous weather, such as tornadoes, rip currents, tsunamis, wildfires, flooding, and lightning. The goal is to create widespread social media participation that promotes the top action to save lives during hazardous weather.

SafePlaceSelfie Day will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
The National Weather Service is encouraging people to post their SafePlaceSelfies at 11:11 a.m. on April 8th.

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