Boone County has a new system for activating tornado sirens. While the Boone County Office of Emergency Management has promoted the update in recent months, it officially went into effect Wednesday, ...

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 ...

PARK TWP. — The Park Township Board of Trustees is reconsidering outdoor warning sirens several months after severe weather devastated homes in Marigold Woods and Waukazoo Woods. Severe thunderstorm ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Courtney Tigue, left, and Victoria Gillespie help clean up their father’s garden on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in the 2900 block of ...

New Orleans weighing $10M siren system for tornadoes Louisiana has faced 100+ twisters since 2023 Sirens could also warn of flooding or active threats City leaders reviewing feasibility and cost with ...

Boone County outdoor warning sirens will now only activate in areas under certain severe weather warnings, rather than wide activation across the county, according to a news release from the Boone ...

Park Township will have seven new outdoor warning sirens, following approval from trustees Sept. 11. The motion was approved 6-1, with Trustee Jim Gerard dissenting. Gerard said, according to his ...

A small East Texas community is in the final stages of installing a state-of-the-art disaster warning system officials have been working toward for years. Six new sirens will be placed strategically ...

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer will seek a new top emergency official after warning sirens failed to be activated ahead of what she called “the most horrific and deadly storm our city has seen in my ...

Boone County, Missouri, has implemented a new targeted tornado siren system. The new system uses National Weather Service warning zones to activate only sirens in affected areas. This change aims to ...

The city of Crockett has secured funding to install a siren system, such as the one shown here in Comfort on July 10. Credit: Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribune A small East Texas community is in the ...