PIERRE, (KCCR) — When it comes to severe weather, tornadoes get the most attention. Devastating and miraculous simultaneously. While fascinating, they are also dangerous and need to be respected…
Hughes/Stanley County Emergency Manager Troy Blevins says sirens, a World War II era technology should never be relied upon as a first defense against tornadoes and severe weather…
Blevins has no concerns about residents becoming complacent because of frequent siren activation…
The best place to shelter in a tornado is a basement. If a basement isn’t available an interior room or bathroom in the center of the building. In a vehicle, exit the vehicle and lay down in a ditch covering your head. You should not shelter under an overpass or bridge because winds can accelerate under bridge, blowing you out from under it.
