A citywide public safety siren system installation has begun in Columbia. The project, consisting of 12 strategically positioned sirens across the city, promises to significantly boost community ...
St. Louis City Hall called tornado siren repairs an emergency this past spring. So why are those repairs still in limbo? FOX 2 News reported on the failing sirens earlier this week and returned to ...
ATLANTA — Don’t be alarmed if you hear sirens Wednesday morning, it’s part of a statewide tornado drill marking Georgia’s Severe Weather Preparedness Day. The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland ...
Of the city's 60 tornado sirens, 21 did not sound when a cyclone struck the city on May 16. Yesterday morning, the City of St. Louis tested its tornado sirens citywide. Those tests showed improvements ...
The city of Wichita Falls has changed its warning sirens policy. Fire Chief Cody Melton told the City Council Tuesday the new criteria is “meant for clarity and effectiveness, not only for the ...
ST. LOUIS – As we approach the six-month anniversary of the May 16 storm, St. Louis City’s tornado alarm system remains troubled. On siren testing day, FOX 2 News went straight to one of the sirens ...
Maury County is installing its first tornado sirens following public demand after an EF-3 tornado destroyed multiple homes and killed one person in the city of Columbia in May 2024. The mostly rural ...
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, who also serves as the county’s emergency management director, said the city missed a crucial opportunity to alert residents. “We had an opportunity to utilize our ...
The city of San Marcos has launched an investigation after outdoor warning sirens that had been upgraded to go off automatically in response to federally issued alerts did not sound on Friday night ...
Every year, an average of around 20 to 30 tornadoes strike the Palmetto State, but despite the amount of twisters, the number of operational tornado sirens is actually decreasing. According to ...