Overview
- Wisconsin emergency managers scheduled two statewide tornado drills, with National Weather Service test messages sent over NOAA Weather Radio and some communities opting to sound outdoor sirens.
- State officials said there will be no live-code Emergency Alert System test, so muted NOAA weather radios will not beep and phones will not receive Wireless Emergency Alerts during the exercises.
- Plans include a weather back‑up that shifts the drills to the next day if storms threaten and cancels them if severe weather persists, with status updates posted at readywisconsin.wi.gov.
- Sioux Falls will hold a separate community drill that activates city sirens, and residents are urged to practice moving to a basement or a small interior room away from windows.
- Emergency managers stress that outdoor sirens are designed to warn people who are outside, so households should add other alert methods such as a programmable NOAA radio, local media, or trusted weather apps.