In a letter printed on July 16, Joshua Marks suggests the need for a tornado siren in Mount Airy (“ Mount Airy needs a ...

FARGO — Fargo tested its tornado sirens Tuesday, July 22, as it prepared to dismantle a water tower in south Fargo.

CEMA Commissioner Sarah Russell was placed on leave back in May, days after it was announced confusion around policy resulted in sirens not being activated during the May 16th tornado.

St. Louis County will automate its siren system and divide into three zones to reduce false alarms and confusion.

In the aftermath of the May 16 tornado, the siren’s failure to sound became a source of outrage and even national news coverage. City Emergency Management Agency director Sarah Russell was placed on ...

A tornado alert siren rises above the parking lot at the Decatur Civic Center on Tuesday, June 10. All of the city's sirens are activated when any major storm threat is identified without its ...

These sirens are designed to alert people outside that it’s time to seek shelter, but they don’t always mean severe weather is overhead. We explain.

NEWBERN, Tenn. Jackey Reynolds heard the tornado sirens and saw storm warnings on television, but he figured odds were good that the twisters would miss his home, so he didn't take shelter. "We've had ...

Buildings damaged by the Friday, May 16, 2025, tornado are seen near a storm warning siren in the Penrose neighborhood of St. Louis on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Allie Schallert, Post-Dispatch Facebook ...