Meade County Emergency Management

03/12/2026

Red Flag Warning!

Low relative humidity and very strong winds will result in critical fire weather conditions across most of the western South Dakota plains and portions of the northeastern Wyoming plains.

03/12/2026

More Snow!? A cold front will move through the area and bring cooler temperatures through the end of the work week and into the weekend.

A cold front will bring cooler temperatures through the end of the work week into the weekend. A developing system is expected to bring light snow to the area tonight, Friday, and Saturday morning. Heavier snow will then be possible from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. Increasing winds Saturday night and Sunday may result in areas of blowing snow. Closely monitor the forecast for potential travel impacts this weekend.

03/12/2026

Strong west to northwest winds will develop this morning and continue into early this evening. Wind gusts of 60 - 80 mph are possible, with the strongest winds expected this afternoon across the northwestern South Dakota plains. A High Wind Warning remains in effect for all areas today. It may be a good time to batten down the hatches and secure any loose outdoor items.

03/11/2026

Thank you to everyone who received the test alert and completed the survey. Your feedback helps us evaluate how well the system is working across Meade County and identify areas for improvement. We appreciate you taking a few minutes to help us strengthen our emergency alert system. Survey link: https://pennco.rja.revize.com/forms/13626 Select "Other" on the survey to add comments if you did not receive the test and want to let us know.

03/11/2026

Did you hear or see the test today? Complete the survey at: www.pennco.org/awresponse The survey site appears to be a little slow.

Did you hear or see the test today? Complete the survey at: www.pennco.org/awresponse

03/10/2026

⚠️ Emergency Alert System Test – Tomorrow! ⚠️
Wednesday March 11 at 1:30pm multiple counties will participate in a test of emergency alert systems, including:
• 📱 Cell phone alerts
• 📺 TV broadcast alerts
• 📻 NOAA Weather Radio
If you'd like to receive the test alert on your phone, please ensure Wireless Emergency Alerts are turned on in your settings (Instructions in this post).
Real alerts (like AMBER Alerts) are already enabled on most devices.

The drill will take place Wednesday at 1:30.
https://www.kotatv.com/2026/03/10/emergency-alert-drill-planned-black-hills/

03/04/2026

⚠️ Emergency Alert System Test – One Week Away ⚠️

Next week (Wednesday March 11 at 1:30pm) multiple counties will participate in a test of emergency alert systems, including:
• 📱 Cell phone alerts
• 📺 TV broadcast alerts
• 📻 NOAA Weather Radio

If you'd like to receive the test alert on your phone, please ensure Wireless Emergency Alerts are turned on in your settings (Instructions in this post).

Real alerts (like AMBER Alerts) are already enabled on most devices.

02/24/2026

Multi-County (Pennington, Meade, Fall River, and Custer) Test Wednesday March 11th at 1:30pm. We will be testing Cell phone alerting, weather radio messages, and local TV messaging.

ANNUAL ALERT AND WARNING TEST

A TEST Alert and Warning message will be sent to ALL of Pennington County’s available alert and warning methods on Wednesday, March 11, at 1:30 PM Mountain Time.
The test message will be sent by:
• Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to cell phones that have WEA test messages enabled
• Emergency Alert System (EAS) via participating television and radio broadcasters
• Weather Radios - All Hazards tuned into the proper codes
• Pennington County Outdoor Alert Sirens
• Public Warning Messages to subscribers
The goal of this test is to have the best possible saturation of Pennington County residents and businesses, using all our emergency alert and warning capabilities. We want to make sure individuals are aware of the emergency messaging dissemination methods that exist in Pennington County and how the community can receive alerts and warnings issued by public alerting authorities during emergencies.

Learn more about each of the Emergency Warning methods used in Pennington County at www.pennco.org/messaging

02/23/2026

Wireless Emergency Alerting Test Wednesday, March 11 2026 @ 1:30pm MST - This is our annual multi-county test. You must enable test alerts on your phone to receive the message. Information and instructions are included in this post. More info: https://pennco.org/wea

11/14/2025

Per Black Hills Energy- Full restoration by 10pm!

11/13/2025

Check your breaker box. Your breakers might have tripped on the first outage and you might have power.

11/13/2025

Great info from Black Hills Energy

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