Watch Vs. Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms in multiple counties or states. It means that severe storms, which could include large hail, strong winds, and possibly tornadoes, are possible but not guaranteed.
What is Severe Thunderstorm Watch?
Notify officers, deputies, and campus officers.
What is Severe Thunderstorm Watch Procedure?
This building is the storm shelter for the city of Brookings.
What is the City County Building?
Refers to a sudden and rapid onset of flooding, typically occurring within six hours of heavy rainfall or other events, such as rapid snowmelt. It is characterized by the swift rise of water levels, often in areas with poor drainage or where the ground is already saturated.
What is Flash Flooding?
True or False: Hyper focusing on the location of a sinking vehicle will kill those inside the vehicle?
What is True?
Issued when the severe thunderstorm is actually occurring or imminent. It means that dangerous weather, such as large hail or strong winds, is already happening or is about to happen.
What is Severe Thunderstorm Warning?
Notify officers, deputies, campus officers, city & county fire departments, police chief & Emergency Manager.
What is Severe Thunderstorm Procedure?
This is the Desktop name for the application that we use to remote into the Storm Shelter.
What is Door Server?
This Brookings landmark routinely floods during heavy rain.
What is the Viaduct?
This is our number 1 priority when we take a sinking vehicle call.
What is get everyone out of the vehicle?
Issued when conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes in several counties or states.
What is Tornado Watch?
Notify officers, deputies, campus officers, city & county fire departments, police chief & Emergency Manager.
Notify Hendricks Hospital (507)275 -3134.
Notify City Manager.
What is Tornado Watch Procedure?
These people authorize the storm shelter to be opened.
What is the Fire Chief (or designee), Police Chief (or designee) or Brookings County Emergency Manager (or designee)?
This many inches of moving water can knock a person down.
What is six inches?
This is how long a vehicle will float for.
What is approximately 1 minute?
Issued when a tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar in a specific area.
What is Tornado Warning?
Activate appropriate siren if the NWS has issued a warning, a trained weather spotter has spotted a funnel cloud near or heading in the direction of a town or when advised by a Law Enforcement Officer or by the Emergency Manager.
Notify city officers, deputies, campus officers, city & county fire departments, Police Chief and Emergency Manager.
Notify Hendricks Hospital (507)275-3134.
Notify City Manager.
What is Tornado Warning Procedure?
When closing the Storm Shelter, there are two options to secure the building (All Secure | All Time Zone). Which is the correct one to use?
What is All Time Zone?
This water source that goes through the NW portion of Brookings is prone to flooding.
What is Six Mile Creek?
This is how long electric windows normally operate for.
What is 30-60 seconds?
Activate appropriate siren if a trained weather spotter has spotted this near or heading in the direction of a town or when advised by a Law Enforcement Officer or by the Emergency Manager.
Notify city officers, deputies, campus officers, city & county fire departments, Police Chief and Emergency Manager.
Notify Hendricks Hospital (507)275-3134.
Notify National Weather Service 1-800-852-9470.
Notify Huron State Radio.
What is Funnel Cloud Procedure?