South Dakota Severe Weather Preparedness Week is April 19-23. The week is designed to refresh, remind and educate everyone about the seasonal threats from severe weather and how to avoid them.
A formal tornado drill will be part of the week and will occur on Wednesday, April 21. During this drill the National Weather Service (NWS) offices in South Dakota will send a test tornado watch at 10 a.m. and a test tornado warning at 10:15 a.m. NOAA Weather Radio will tone alert. Local tornado drills/siren testing is the prerogative of local officials. Contact your county emergency manager if you have any questions about siren activation within your communities.
They will also use social media to encourage the public to consider their severe weather safety plans and what they would do in the event of real severe weather. Daily topics during the week of April 19-23 are):
• Monday: Weather Alerts and Warnings
• Tuesday: Severe Storms Wind, Hail & Lightning
• Wednesday: Tornado Safety Information
• Thursday: Flash Floods
• Friday: Extreme Heat
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