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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
840 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
…MINNESOTA TEST TORNADO DRILLS APRIL 16, 2026 AFTERNOON AND EVENING…
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS CONDUCTING TEST TORNADO DRILLS APRIL 16 AT 1:45
P.M. AND 6:45 P.M. THE DRILLS ARE PROVIDED JOINTLY BY THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES THAT SERVE THE STATE, AND NUMEROUS COUNTIES,
CITIES, AND TRIBAL NATIONS. REMEMBER THAT IT IS A TEST.
YOU MAY HEAR FROM LOCAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS REVERSE 9-1-1 (IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP),
OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS, NOAA WEATHER RADIO, TV, OR OTHERS. TAKE THE TIME
NOW TO DECIDE WHERE YOU WOULD TAKE SHELTER. REMEMBER TO PLAN FOR THE VARIOUS
PLACES YOU MAY BE IF A REAL WARNING OCCURS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AT LEAST
TWO WAYS TO GET A WARNING. OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS ARE NOT ENOUGH AND MAY NOT
ALWAYS ACTIVATE OR BE HEARD. GET A NOAA WEATHER RADIO. SIGN UP FOR WARNING
NOTICES THROUGH YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OR CITY OR PHONE.
THE DRILLS ARE PART OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN MINNESOTA. REMEMBER
THEY ARE JUST A TEST, TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF THERE WAS A REAL
WARNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE WEATHER.GOV, OR OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
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