For the next five days, the National Weather Service offices across South Dakota, are getting people ready for the severe weather season. Beadle County Emergency Manager Tom Moeding says Severe Weather Awareness Week is the time to make sure your ready if the weather turns threatening…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/svraware1.mp3|titles=svraware1]Moeding says it’s just as important as to know what to do AFTER a storm…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/svraware2.mp3|titles=svraware2]Tornado sirens in Beadle County are activated for a tornado within ten miles of a town, moving in ANY direction and winds forecast to blow at 70 miles an hour. If the sirens are being sounded, outside is the wrong direction to go…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/04/svraware3.mp3|titles=svraware3]South Dakota will mark this week with a simulated tornado scenario on Wendesday, that will start at 10 AM with a test tornado watch, followed by a test tornado warning at 10:15 am. At that time municipalites across the state will test tornado warning systems. This week also marks the first-ever National Severe Weather Awareness Week. We’ll have more on Severe Weather Awareness Week throughtout the week.