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As severe storms rolled through the metro on Tuesday, sparking multiple tornado warnings, some people in Jackson County said ...
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.
A man bounds through fallen debris next to the St. Louis Fire Department’s Engine House 28 shortly after a tornado hit in the 4800 block of Enright Avenue. A storm warning siren is seen at top center.
Belton, Missouri, officials are investigating a technical issue that caused a delay in the city’s outdoor warning sirens ...
The city's warning system didn't activate recently when a powerful tornado arrived in the city, the result of a broken ...
The National Weather Service issues the tornado warnings that warrant siren activation. "Ideally, goal-wise, these warnings are going to give 10 minutes-plus of lead time," said Ricky Castro ...
St. Louis' emergency management chief has been placed on administrative leave, the city's mayor said, after sirens meant to sound during a tornado warning failed to be activated ahead of Friday's ...
ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis is re-testing tornado sirens Tuesday afternoon after a failure to sound them during a deadly tornado Friday. With that, there is also an opportunity to share ...
ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis tested tornado sirens again Wednesday after Mayor Cara Spencer said Tuesday’s test revealed systemic failures. The sirens went off around the city as part of ...
MUSTANG, Okla. (KFOR) — May is a big month in Oklahoma for severe weather, and many Oklahomans rely on tornado sirens to give a warning. One neighborhood has been left in silence after the ...
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Residents at a Kalamazoo County trailer park had little warning before being walloped by an EF2 tornado in May 2024. A wide majority said never heard the sirens. That lack of ...
The city’s sirens to warn people of a tornado threat were never activated by the City Emergency Management Agency, and a backup to activate the mechanism that is operated by the Fire Department ...