During tornado warnings, move to the lowest level of a sturdy building. Going to a basement, safe room or storm cellar is best. If unavailable, use an interior room or hallway without windows.

However, retrofitting siren technology that was designed to warn of Soviet nukes for polygon storm warnings can be expensive or technologically impossible. This means many counties still sound the ...

Reacting when you hear the tornado sirens go off is key. Emergency officials want reaction to be instinctive, not a frenzy of confusion, when you hear the siren sound. You'll have two chances to ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — If you hear a tornado siren sound on Wednesday morning, it’s nothing to worry about. At 9:50 a.m. on March 19, tornado sirens across the state will sound for the O… ...

Valley View authorities say outdoor warning siren didn't sound before deadly tornado VALLEY VIEW – Officials from a North Texas town with a population of almost 800 say a malfunction was the ...

The tornado touched down about four miles south of town, cutting a path of destruction southeast and ripping an I-35 Shell gas station to shreds before making a direct hit on the Ray Roberts Marina.

A tornado watch can last for hours and simply be a "heads up" that conditions are ripe for the development of a tornado. A warning, he said, likely lasts for a much shorter period of time.

The tornado siren near their homes no longer makes a sound. It’s on Southwest 104th, near Czech Hall Road in Mustang, but it’s within Oklahoma City limits. Damaged tornado siren. Image KFOR.

No, there wasn't a tornado on Columbus' West Side. A malfunctioning tornado siren sounded in the area the night of Monday, May 12 when there was no severe weather, according to Franklin County ...

A malfunctioning tornado siren sounded in the area the night of Monday, May 12 when there was no severe weather, according to Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS).