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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
500 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..TEST TORNADO DRILLS TODAY
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS CONDUCTING TEST TORNADO DRILLS TODAY AT
1:45 PM AND 6:45 PM. THE DRILLS ARE JOINTLY PROVIDED BY THE
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, AND NUMEROUS COUNTIES,
CITIES, AND TRIBAL NATIONS. REMEMBER THAT THESE DRILLS ARE A TEST.
WHEN THE DRILLS OCCUR AT 1:45 PM AND 6:45 PM, YOU MAY BE ALERTED
BY LOCAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS REVERSE 9-1-1 (IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP),
OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS, NOAA WEATHER RADIO, 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 RECEIVE A WARNING. OUTDOOR
WARNING SIRENS ARE NOT ENOUGH AND MAY NOT ALWAYS ACTIVATE OR BE
HEARD. GET A NOAA WEATHER RADIO. I AVAILABLE, SIGN UP FOR WARNING
NOTICES THROUGH YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OR CITY.
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 AT WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS, OR OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA PAGES.
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