PIERRE, (KCCR) — Severe weather has thrashed the southern United States in the past few weeks and soon the chances for severe weather will move north into the Northern Plains. No severe storms are being forecast right now, but the National Weather Service is preparing with Severe Weather Awareness week. Steve Fleegel with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen says hot weather headlines will be changing much like cold weather headlines did last winter…
The weather service focuses each day of Severe Weather Awareness Week on different hazards. Wednesday the focus is on tornadoes. While most tornadoes form from supercells they can also be produced from long lines of storms…
Fleegel says Wednesday is a great day to update or create a tornado action plan…
Monday’s focus was on watches and warnings. Watches indicate that severe weather is possible within the area outlined in the watch. Warnings mean severe weather is happening or about to and you should seek safety.
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