Cass County Tornado Drill Day

During North Dakota Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week, a full-system test of the outdoor siren warning system in Cass County, including Fargo and West Fargo, will be conducted on Wednesday, April 29th, at 11:15 a.m. Residents are encouraged to review their tornado sheltering plans and practice going to their shelter area.

What to do when you hear the sirens (when a test is not scheduled):

• Seek shelter indoors and turn on local media (local broadcast channels, radio); follow directions from local officials, including information provided by the National Weather Service.
• Do not assume there is no emergency because skies are clear; there may be a non-weather-related emergency.
• Only call 9-1-1 in case of an actual emergency. Please do not use 9-1-1 to ask questions about the siren system; all questions may be routed to one of the following:
• • Cass County Office of Emergency Management - 701.238.6226
  • City of Fargo Office of Emergency Management - 701.476.4069
  • City of West Fargo Office of Emergency Management - 701.515.5620

The purpose of the outdoor warning system is to alert anyone that may be outdoors; therefore, due to high winds and weather conditions, you may be unable to hear the sirens indoors or during an actual event. Emergency Management agencies in Cass County, Fargo, and West Fargo recommend signing up for Cass Clay Alerts at CassClayAlerts.gov to receive emergency alerts on your phone or email and have a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) technology to provide dependable indoor warning information.