Sirens To Sound Wednesday In Test Tornado

Tornado sirens in towns across South Dakota will wail tomorrow as the state participates in a statewide tornado drill. Beadle County Emergency Manager Tom Moedings says a test tornado watch will be issued by the National Weather Service followed by a test tornado warning, at which time sirens across the county will blare…

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In a real tornado, Moeding says the siren system will and has been pushed to it’s limits…

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Sirens will blow for winds forecastĀ  at 70 miles an hour or for a tornado moving in any direction within ten miles of a town in Beadle County.