Ionia County Central Dispatch says the button to set off the sirens was accidentally "tripped" while staff was working to clean up and continue operations after a pipe burst.

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.

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

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

Ionia County officials said a pipe burst Friday night, and workers accidentally set off the warning on Saturday while ...

IONIA COUNTY, MI – Despite the blaring sirens, Ionia County residents can rest assured there was no tornado ripping through the area Saturday afternoon. There was however an unfortunate water ...

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 ...