A destructive thunderstorm as one that has winds of 80 miles per hour or higher, and/or hail of at least 2.75 inches in ...

The state uses a single alert siren to signify an emergency alert, such as a severe storm or tornado warning. An audio sample of this siren is available on the Illinois Emergency Management Agency ...

The Office of Emergency Management requested Joint Communications sound all outdoor warning sirens out of an abundance of ...

The emergency service agency secured funds in 2024 to install seven new sirens across the county. One will be placed in ...

STORMS IN THE FORECAST. ADDIE. HEY RICK AND VICKY, I WANT TO START WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NINE TORNADO SIRENS ACROSS SPENCER COUNTY, AND SIX OF THOSE ARE BATTERY POWERED, LIKE THIS ONE HERE ...

Some residents believe officials waited too long to turn on the county's tornado sirens during Sunday's severe weather.

The county's emergency management posted on Facebook that it held off on siren activation because only part of the county was ...

Meanwhile, town leaders have been trying to find out why all the tornado sirens did not work during the severe storms Wednesday. There are six air-raid sirens around town in Highland — and when ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Some residents in Spencer County were left wondering why they didn’t hear tornado sirens as a fast-moving severe storm moved through Sunday night. A portion of the county was ...

ALL OF THESE BATTERY OPERATED TORNADO SIRENS WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD BEFORE THE WEATHER HAD EVEN ENTERED THE COUNTY. SPENCER COUNTY EMA SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO BE ...

It is severe weather awareness week, so it only makes sense to get some practice in. Learn more about tornado sirens in Iowa.