A tornado watch means there are favorable conditions for a tornado, so people should keep a close eye on the developing ...

Why did the tornado sirens go off in all corners of Shawnee County Wednesday afternoon? Around 4:45 p.m. on April 23, Shawnee ...

The Shawnee County Emergency Management (SNCO EM) gave an update to its Outdoor Warning System (OWS) policy, which includes a ...

Tornado sirens went off in Topeka shortly before 5 p.m. April 23 as the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for part of Shawnee County. The tornado warning posted on X by NWS Topeka ...

A Spaulding tornado siren is repaired after receiving damage from a lightning strike, which stopped it from sounding prior to a deadly EF1 tornado that hit the town Saturday, Hughes County leaders ...

(KY3) - The city of Cabool had crews out working on the tornado sirens Tuesday ... one person who lives right by the 5th Street siren told KY3 all they heard was a low humming sound during ...

That polygon, highlighting the tornado warning area, is then sent to county emergency teams. These counties all have similar policies, activating outdoor warning sirens when the NWS issues tornado ...

The new policy now allows the county to turn on the tornado sirens in the specific area of the county where the tornado warning is in. The previous policy turned on the sirens for the whole county.

DOUGLAS COUNTY SAYS A TYPO IS TO BLAME FOR TORNADO SIRENS ACCIDENTALLY GOING OFF ... AND THEN LATER WE GOT THE HAIL AND ALL THAT. SO IT WAS A LITTLE EARLY, BUT BETTER EARLY THAN LATE.