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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
950 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..TEST TORNADO DRILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS CONDUCTING TEST TORNADO DRILLS TODAY AT
1:45 P.M. AND 6:45 P.M. MANY AREAS 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. SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
WILL ALSO BE SENT. THE TOR CODE WILL NOT BE USED AT ALL FOR THE NOAA
WEATHER RADIO.
SEVERE WEATHER IS OFTEN PRECEDED BY A WATCH, AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE
NOW REMINDING YOU OF THE TWO DRILLS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY AT
1:45 P.M. AND 6:45 P.M.
A WATCH IS AN IMPORTANT TIME TO PLAN FOR WHERE YOU WOULD TAKE
SHELTER. A WATCH IS ALSO A GOOD REMINDER TO 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. SIGN UP FOR WARNING NOTICES BY TEXT OR EMAIL OR PHONE THROUGH
YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OR CITY.
THE DRILLS ARE PART OF SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN MINNESOTA
AND ARE JOINTLY PROVIDED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE,
TRIBAL NATIONS, COUNTIES AND CITIES. THEY ARE JUST A TEST TO REMIND
YOU OF WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF THERE WAS A REAL WARNING. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEBSITE WEATHER.GOV/FGF OR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
PAGES.
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