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.

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

Tornado siren tests will go on as planned in various Greater Cincinnati counties Wednesday after the region saw severe weather yesterday. Flash floods caused road closures in some Cincinnati ...

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

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

Union County will conduct its monthly tornado siren test beginning at noon. During this test, both the Union County Sheriff’s ...

but what about tornado sirens? The KHOU 11 VERIFY team has the fast facts on where they are in our area. Tornado sirens are used to alert people in case of severe weather or other threats.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Northwest Columbus residents got an early wake up call Saturday morning as a surprise tornado siren sound was heard throughout the area. A police dispatcher said that ...

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 ...