5-Day forecast for the Turtle Mountain area for:
Monday, April 8th - Friday, April 12th

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• Highs near 20 • 40% Chance of Precipitation • North winds around 20 mph	• Highs near 25 • North winds 8 to 14 mph	• Highs near 28	• Highs near 33	• Highs near 36 • 20% Chance of Precipitation

• Lows Around 6 • North winds 8 to 18 mph, gusting up to 24 mph	• Lows around 14 • North winds 9 - 11 mph	• Lows Around 11	• Lows around 20	• Lows around 22 • 20% Chance of Precipitation

Listen for the Turtle Mountain area weather forecast twice every hour live on 88.5 FM. You can also call (701) 477-KEYA for the latest weather information or 511 on your cell phone.

Severe Weather Information

During the summer months, severe weather is common to North Dakota.

Thunderstorm WATCH

Means that weather conditions are favorable for a thunderstorm to develop.

Thunderstorm WARNING

Means that severe weather conditions are present, and listers should seek cover immediately. Severe thunderstorms produce heavy rains, strong winds, and can produce hail and possibly tornadoes. It is advised that you remain indoors and stay away from windows and doors.

Tornado WATCH

Means that conditions are favorable for producing a tornado. It is advised that you remain indoors and stay away from windows and doors.

Tornado WARNING

Means that an actual tornado has been sighted in the area. It is advised that you seek shelter immediately - preferably in a basement or storm cellar. If none is available, seek shelter in an interior room. Avoid all windows and doors. If you are outside, seek shelter in a building or low lying area.

Extreme Heat

Stay indoors as much as possible and limit exposure to the sun.
Stay on the lowest floor out of the sunshine if air conditioning is not available.
Consider spending the warmest part of the day in public buildings such as libraries, schools, movie theaters, shopping malls, and other community facilities. Circulating air can cool the body by increasing the perspiration rate of evaporation.
Eat well-balanced, light, and regular meals. Avoid using salt tablets unless directed to do so by a physician.
Drink plenty of water. Persons who have epilepsy or heart, kidney, or liver disease; are on fluid-restricted diets; or have a problem with fluid retention should consult a doctor before increasing liquid intake.
Limit intake of alcoholic beverages.
Dress in loose-fitting, lightweight, and light-colored clothes that cover as much skin as possible.
Protect face and head by wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
Check on family, friends, and neighbors who do not have air conditioning and who spend much of their time alone.
Never leave children or pets alone in closed vehicles.
Avoid strenuous work during the warmest part of the day. Use a buddy system when working in extreme heat, and take frequent breaks.

Flash Flood - Turn around, don’t drown.

Fill bathtubs, sinks and jugs with clean water in case water becomes contaminated.
Listen to a battery-operated radio for the latest storm information.
If local authorities instruct you to do so, turn off all utilities at the main power switch and close the main gas valve.
If told to evacuate your home, do so immediately.
If the waters start to rise inside your house before you have evacuated, retreat to the second floor, the attic, or if necessary, the roof.
Floodwaters may carry raw sewage, chemical waste and other disease-spreading substances. If you've come in contact with floodwaters, wash your hands with soap and disinfected water.
Avoid walking through floodwaters. As little as six inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.
Don't drive through a flooded area. If you come upon a flooded road, turn around and go another way. A car can be carried away by just two feet of flood water.
Electric current passes easily through water, so stay away from downed power lines and electrical wires.
Animals lose their homes in floods, too. Be aware that even domesticated animals may be confused and unpredictable in a flood situation.

Lightning/thunderstorms - When thunder roars, go indoors

When to Seek Safe Shelter: Lightning can strike as far as 10 miles from the area where it is raining. That's about the distance you can hear thunder. If you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance. Seek safe shelter immediately.

Outdoor Activities: Minimize the risk of being struck. If you are boating or swimming, get out of boats and away from the water, get to land and find shelter immediately. Most lightning deaths and injuries occur in the summer. Where organized outdoor sports activities take place, coaches, camp counselors, and other adults must stop activities at the first roar of thunder to ensure everyone time to get a large building or enclosed vehicle. Leaders of outdoors events should have a written plan that all staff are aware of and enforce.

Indoor Activities-Things to Avoid: Inside building, stay off corded phones, computers, and other electrical equipment that put you in direct contact with electricity. Stay away from pools, indoor or outdoor, tubs, showers, and other plumbing. Buy surge suppressors for key equipment. Install ground fault protectors on circuits near water or outdoors. When inside, wait 30 minutes after the last strike, before going out again.

Helping a Lightning Strike Victim: If a person is struck by lightning, call 911 and get medical care immediately. Cardiac arrest and irregularities, burns, and nerve damage are common in cases where people are struck by lightning. However, with proper treatment, including CPR if necessary, most victims survive a lightning strike. You are in no danger helping a lightning victim. The charge will not affect you.

Thunderstorms and lightning are dangerous. With common sense, you can greatly increase your safety and the safety of those you are with. At the first clap of thunder, go a large building or fully enclosed vehicle and wait 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder to back outside.

Tornados Tips

In a house with a basement: Avoid windows. Get in the basement and under some kind of sturdy protection (heavy table or work bench), or cover yourself with a mattress, or sleeping bag. Know where very heavy objects rest on the floor above (pianos, refrigerators, waterbeds, etc.) and do not go under them. They may fall down through a weakened floor and crush you.

In a house with no basement, a dorm, or an apartment: Avoid windows. Go to the lowest floor, small center room (like a bathroom or closet), under a stairwell, or in an interior hallway with no windows. Crouch as low as possible to the floor, facing down, and cover your head with your hands. A bath tub may offer a shell of partial protection. Even in an interior room, you should cover yourself with some sort of thick padding (mattress, blankets, etc.), to protect against falling debris in case the roof and ceiling fail.

In an office building, hospital, or nursing home: Go directly to an enclosed, windowless area in the center of the building -- away from glass. Crouch down and cover your head. Interior stairwells are usually good places to take shelter, and if not crowded, allow you to get to a lower level quickly. Stay off the elevators; you could be trapped in them if the power is lost.

In a mobile home: Get out! Even if your home is tied down, you are probably safer outside, even if the only alternative is to seek shelter out in the open. Most tornadoes can destroy even tied-down mobile homes; and it is best not to play the low odds that yours will make it. If there is a sturdy permanent building within easy running distance, seek shelter there. Otherwise, lie flat on low ground away from your home, protecting your head. If possible, use open ground away from trees and cars, which can be blown onto you. The only fatality in last year’s Northwood tornado remained in his home.

At school: Follow the drill! Go to the interior hall or room in an orderly way as you are told. Crouch low, head down, and protect the back of your head with your arms. Stay away from windows and large open rooms like gyms and auditoriums.

In a car or truck: Vehicles are extremely dangerous in a tornado. If the tornado is visible, far away, and the traffic is light, you may be able to drive out of its path by moving at right angles to the tornado. Otherwise, park the car as quickly and safely as possible -- out of the traffic lanes. Get out and seek shelter in a sturdy building. If in the open country, run to low ground away from any cars which could roll over onto you. Lie flat and face-down, protecting the back of your head with your arms. Avoid seeking shelter under bridges, which can create deadly traffic hazards while offering little protection against flying debris.

Outside: If possible, seek shelter in a sturdy building. If not, lie flat and face-down on low ground, protecting the back of your head with your arms. Get as far away from trees and cars as you can.

In a shopping mall or large store: Do not panic. Watch for others. Move as quickly as possible to an interior bathroom, storage room or other small enclosed area, away from windows.

In a church or theater: Do not panic. If possible, move quickly but orderly to an interior bathroom or hallway, away from windows. Crouch face-down and protect your head with your arms. If there is no time to do that, get under the seats or pews, protecting your head with your arms or hands.