Plan on hearing plenty of thunder and maybe even some lightning in the sky this spring.

That's the message from the National Weather Service - who is maintaining the spring storm season looks like it will be a busy one. Chris Miller says the winter we've experienced is setting us up for an active storm season when spring arrives.

This week is also Severe Weather Preparedness Week and Miller refreshing everyone on the terminology you might see or hear during severe weather.

Severe Weather Preparedness Week is intended to get people thinking about their responses to severe weather like where would they go in their homes. 

If you're in public, Miller indicates a lot of stores and buildings will have plans posted. In general, he encourages finding exterior protection because of you go to the middle of a retail store or building, you may be risking having the roof fall on you.

Miller implores the public when a tornado warning is issued near you to still seek shelter. He says the high winds from that storm could impact several miles around it and cause damage.