National Weather Service, Emergency Management Preparing For Severe Weather Season

National Weather Service, Emergency Management Preparing For Severe Weather Season

ABERDEEN — National Weather Service offices across South Dakota along with local emergency managers and the state Office of Emergency Management are taking part in Severe Weather Awareness week through Friday. Kelly Serr, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the Weather Service in Aberdeen says it’s time to start thinking about what might lie ahead…

Getting that message across can be difficult with the cooler weather of the last few weeks…

A statewide tornado drill will take place on Wednesday April 21st. Storm sirens in cities across the state will be activated, but Serr says you should have more than one way to get notified…

The statewide tornado drill Wednesday beings with a test watch at 10 AM, followed by a test warning at 10:15 at which time sirens will sound, with an all clear by 10:30 AM.