I grew up in a small town just outside London, and every Tuesday morning a WW2 air raid siren would go off, waking me from my slumber/hangover. To this very day, I know not why.

First installed in the 1950s, they were developed for Cold War air raid warnings, but in the 1970s, the sirens transitioned to outdoor warning alerts, specifically tornadoes.

by Emily Matesic, FOX 11 News Tue, January 28th 2025 at 5:26 PM ...