Emergency sirens did not sound before a severe thunderstorm on May 17 because of the storm's sudden arrival. Only the City of Manitowoc uses sirens for severe thunderstorms, and dispatch could not contact the fire department in time. County-wide sirens are ...

The sirens will now be sounded when the National Weather Service issues a severe thunderstorm warning with a "tornado possible" tag. They'll also still be sounded with a tornado warning or if a tornado is spotted,

A northwest Chicago suburb has adjusted its severe weather sirens following several storms that saw them going off multiple times, even without tornado warnings in the region. Elgin announced Tuesday that they have "refined" how their sirens are activated.

Elgin has modified the way it alerts residents to the most severe thunderstorms after fielding complaints recently about sirens sounding too often. When the city added to its outdoor warning system in 2024, software was upgraded to allow sirens to be ...

Severe weather canceled April's test, but residents in the Des Moines metro will hear tornado sirens on Saturday, May 2. The sirens will sound when more people are outside as the city celebrates the kickoff of the Des Moines Downtown Farmers' Market for ...

A couple rounds of storms in Green Bay June 10 and 11 could unleash damaging winds and hail.

You may have heard tornado sirens going off Wednesday morning as part of regular monthly testing. However, you won't hear them again during the World Cup unless there's an actual emergency.

Emergency management in Sioux Falls sounded the sirens four times Sunday evening as tornadoes were confirmed to be headed for the city based on trained spotters and radar data.Anytime there is a tornado warning or a destructive-level thunderstorm warning,