Today marks Winter Weather Awareness Day in South Dakota. The National Weather Service and emergency management officials want to use the day to make people think about what they need to do to survive the approaching cold and snow. Todd Heitkamp at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says when it comes to snow, October is not too early to start thinking…
Winter Weather Awareness Day is just that, a single day whereas in the spring, the National Weather Service devotes an entire week to severe weather like tornadoes, hail and flooding. Beadle County Emergency Management Director Tom Moeding…
Heitkamp says it’s important to take severe WINTER weather seriously…
Moeding says if any thing stay put during heavy snow and blizzard conditions….
Both Heitkamp and Moeding agree there are plenty of resources available to make sure your ready…
Here are links to help you get ready for winter weather:
- Beadle County Emergency Management: http://beadle.sdcounties.org/emergency-management/
- South Dakota Office of Emergency Management: http://dps.sd.gov/emergency_services/emergency_management/documents/Winter_2013.pdf
- National Weather Service: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fsd/winter/