Despite The Snow, Time To Think Severe Weather

This week marks Severe Weather Awareness week in South Dakota. It may be tough to think of hail and tornadoes with snow on the ground but Beadle County Emergency Manager Tom Moeding says people shouldn’t let their guard down as the seasons transition…

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Beadle County will take part along with counties across the state in a statewide tornado drill that will start with a test watch at ten-am tomorrow followed by a test warning at 10-15…

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Moeding says you should have a place to go when the sirens sound for real…

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Moeding adds you should have a small kit of supplies available in case severe weather strikes that includes water, battery operated weather radio, flash light and non-perishable food. The tornado sirens in Huron, Wessington, Hitchcock, Yale, Cavour and Iroquois will sound Wednesday at 10:15 A-M as part of the statewide tornado drill.