How do storm sirens work in Oklahoma? News 9 Meteorologist Megan Gold shares how the state’s largest city and some small Oklahoma towns operate storm sirens. Tornado sirens are a critical part of ...

Tornado siren usage varies by county across South Carolina. Many of the state's sirens were originally built for other purposes, such as fire or nuclear plant alerts. Officials cite high costs and ...

Don't let some cloudy skies fool you. If you hear a tornado siren on Wednesday, March 25, it's only a test. As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, counties across Iowa will be testing their outdoor ...

Have you ever heard tornado sirens go off in Milwaukee County and wondered why your phone never made a sound? Turns out, while sirens and weather alerts are triggered by the same warning, they're two ...

Sirens sounded in multiple Chicago suburbs during Thursday's storms, in some cases multiple times, despite no tornado warnings listed in that area. So why did they go off and was it intentional? While ...

Tornado sirens sounded multiple times Tuesday night as severe storms swept the Elgin area, but with no tornado warnings in place, many residents were left questioning once again. At 9:15 p.m., Elgin ...

Statewide tornado drills will take place across Minnesota on Thursday. The outdoor warning sirens will sound at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The drills are part of Severe Weather Awareness week and are ...

Emergency sirens did not sound before a severe thunderstorm on May 17 because of the storm's sudden arrival. Only the City of Manitowoc uses sirens for severe thunderstorms, and dispatch could not ...

Tornado sirens are a critical part of Oklahoma’s severe weather warning system, designed to alert residents when dangerous storms are nearby. The concept dates back to World War II and the Cold War, ...