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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
145 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..PRACTICE TORNADO DRILLS TODAY
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS CONDUCTING TEST TORNADO DRILLS TODAY AT
1:45 P.M. AND 6:45 P.M. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE
ACTIVATING THE ROUTINE WEEKLY TEST CODE ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. MANY
AREAS IN THE STATE WILL ACTIVATE THEIR OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS AS
WELL AS SEND OUT TEXT MESSAGES OR EMAILS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED
UP WITH THEIR COUNTY OR CITY.
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 IN
THE EVENT OF A WARNING ISSUANCE. 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 TODAY 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/FGF, OR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
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