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Throughout these weeks, residents engage in statewide weather drills, and communication methods used to alert of severe ...

Twice this week, tornado sirens incorrectly went off in Winnebago County. The first false alarm was on Saturday, and the ...

First installed in the 1950s, they were developed for Cold War air raid warnings, but in the 1970s, the sirens transitioned to outdoor warning alerts.

Ionia County's tornado sirens were accidentally activated during clean-up efforts after a pipe burst at the dispatch center.

The center was still in operation while dealing with the burst pipe and water damage. Central Dispatch’s radio vender and IT ...

Ionia County Central Dispatch says the button to set off the sirens was accidentally "tripped" while staff was working to clean up and continue operations after a pipe burst.

IONIA — Ionia County officials said the tornado warning system was activated by mistake Saturday afternoon while workers were cleaning up water damage from a burst pipe. The tornado sirens went ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Some people in Linn County heard the outdoor warning sirens go off Wednesday morning. Linn County Emergency Management said there is no threat to public safety at this ...

But the tornado sirens in Valley View — where seven people were killed and more than 100 injured — were not working in the small town Saturday night. Categorized as a high EF-2 by the National ...

Our weather team and your phone will alert you if there is a tornado ... going to AlertHouston.org or Weather.gov. We turn to our sources to find out who has them in Harris County. There are no ...