‘It was scary’: Newberry County sheriff discusses tornado siren decision after Saturday storm

Sheriff Lee Foster discussed his decision to activate tornado sirens Saturday night after no official tornado warning was ...
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Broken tornado sirens will be part of FEMA review in Congress

The chairman of a homeland security subcommittee in Congress is calling on FEMA to step up efforts to help communities upgrade decades-old outdoor siren systems relied upon during tornadoes and other ...
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Tornado sirens’ failure will be front and center at City Hall today

Sarah Russell before a Board of Aldermen committee in May 2025. The city’s emergency management director will be back in City Hall for a pre-termination review today, the same day an external report ...
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Sirens 'inadvertently activated'; no severe weather imminent

MANKATO — If tornado sirens woke you at 4 a.m., there's good news (even if you lost some snooze): There is no severe weather imminent; the sirens malfunctioned. Sirens began sounding in Mankato and ...

6 months later, tornado sirens still struggle to sound

As we approach the six-month anniversary of the May 16 storm, St. Louis City’s tornado alarm system remains troubled.
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Sheriff in South Carolina defends decision to activate tornado sirens over weekend

L ee Foster, the sheriff in Newberry County, South Carolina, is defending his decision to activate Tornado Warning Sirens on ...
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St. Louis County makes major upgrades to its outdoor emergency sirens

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County is rolling out a major upgrade to its outdoor warning sirens, making tornado alerts faster, smarter and more precise. The St. Louis County Office of Emergency ...