Over 40 Weather Radios Sold And Programmed During Kick Off To Severe Weather Awareness Week

10676290_930258160349044_2801918119704394925_nSevere Weather Awareness week in South Dakota is off to a good start as a number of people stopped out at Running’s Farm and Fleet Sunday to protect themselves and their family by purchasing a NOAA weather radio….

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Running’s offered a 10-dollar discount for people coming in to purchase the radios, while Beadle County Emergency Manager Tom Moeding and Performance Radio staff offered free programming of the units. Severe Weather Awareness week is designed by the National Weather Service to get residents of communities across the state thinking about what to do when severe weather approaches. One part of that is the statewide tornado drill that takes place on Wednesday…

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The week will unofficially end next Monday, April 27th as the National Weather Service brings a Severe Weather Awareness class to Huron. Moeding is hopeful the weather radio programming event will lead to larger attendance to the training..

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Severe Weather Awareness training is next Monday, April 27th at the Pyle Room on the first floor of the Campus Center in Huron. The training runs from seven to nine P-M and is free to attend.