Automated warning system is ready, but some siren failures persist

May’s tornado exposed flaws in the emergency notification system, some of which still present problems. Six months after the ...

Emergency contract for tornado siren repairs may not beat next storm season

St. Louis City Hall called tornado siren repairs an emergency this past spring. So why are those repairs still in limbo? FOX ...

‘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 ...
St. Louis Magazine

Nearly half of city tornado sirens that were broken in May still don’t work

Yesterday morning, the City of St. Louis tested its tornado sirens citywide. Those tests showed improvements in the system from six months ago, when many sirens failed to sound ahead of the deadly May ...
WSMV

Maury County breaks ground on community’s first tornado siren

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Maury County Office of Emergency Management announced the addition of a tornado siren for the community. The county’s OEM reports that the addition of this siren comes ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Maury County installs first tornado sirens more than 1 year after Columbia tornado

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 ...
WSMV

Maury County installs first tornado sirens to protect residents

MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Maury County is installing its first tornado sirens, adding 20 warning systems across the county to help protect residents when severe weather strikes. The project ...