A storm will pass through the southwestern U.S. this weekend with widespread rain and mountain snow. Rainfall will be mostly beneficial but poses a risk for dangerous debris flows over recent burn scars. A significant winter storm will impact Alaska through the weekend with heavy snow across western Alaska and heavy rainfall across Southcentral with strong winds and marine/coastal impacts. Read More >
Aberdeen, SD
Weather Forecast Office
On November 16, 2010 the ceremony formally recognizing the Standing Rock Reservation as becoming StormReady was held at tribal headquarters in Ft. Yates, ND. The Standing Rock Reservation comprises all of Sioux County, North Dakota, and all of Corson County, South Dakota, plus slivers of northern Dewey County and Ziebach County in South Dakota. In terms of land mass, the reservation is the 4th largest in the United States and has a population of 8,250 according to the 2000 census. The Standing Rock Reservation is only the 9th Tribal Reservation to become StormReady across the United States.
From left to right: Vice-Chairman Mike Faith, Emergency Manager Johnelle Leingang, WFO Aberdeen MIC James Scarlett, Charman Charles Murphy, WFO Bismarck WCM John Paul Martin, WFO Aberdeen WCM Dave Hintz, WFO MIC Jeff Savadel.
To become StormReady, a community, county or reservation must meet a set of strict requirments, including the establishment of a 24hr warning point and Emergency Operations Center, having redundant communication systems in place, and the development of a formal, written Hazardous Weather Plan. Currently, there are 1693 StormReady sites located in 48 states, Puerto Rico and Guam.
For more information about StormReady, you can go to their webpage.
If you are interested in StormReady, you can contact either Dave Hintz or John Paul Martin.
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Aberdeen, SD
824 391st Ave S.
Aberdeen, SD 57401-9311
605-225-0519
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