the state held a tornado drill shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday. The warning sirens were activated in Franklin County for three minutes, which is longer than the weekly Wednesday tests at noon.

During the drill, sirens were activated for three minutes with a longer tone than usually used during the regular Wednesday noon test. The test tone was the same "tornado warning" tone which would ...

During the drill, sirens were activated for three minutes with a longer tone than usually used during the regular Wednesday noon test. The test tone was the same "tornado warning" tone which would ...

Tuesday was tornado safety, but Wednesday's theme is ... Polk County Emergency Management tests sirens at noon on the first Saturday of each month, according to its website. The monthly siren ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Hours before Friday’s severe weather, the director of the Metropolitan Emergency Services Agency said they will re-test the tornado sirens that failed on Tuesday. Jacob Spence told WIBC ...

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 ...

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 ...

For example, while Jefferson County tests their sirens at noon on the second Tuesday of each month, neighboring Oldham County tests theirs at 10:30 AM the same day. The Statewide Tornado Drill is ...