In a letter printed on July 16, Joshua Marks suggests the need for a tornado siren in Mount Airy (“ Mount Airy needs a warning siren “). There are a couple of problems with this suggestion.

The Medina Police Department is warning residents about a tornado siren outage in the area.

The Nolan County Sheriff's Office and the Sweetwater Fire Department have partnered to bring major improvements to the tornado siren activation system.

The Medina tornado siren on the west side of the city is officially working once again.

The tornado siren in the city of Medina is out of service until Monday ahead of some possibly severe storms.

Meteorologist Hayley LaPoint explains the difference between a tornado and a microburst.

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Cara Spencer announced new funding for tornado relief on Thursday and said a new office will be created to help facilitate continued recovery.

A tornado warning for parts of Polk, Story and surrounding counties was canceled shortly after it was issued.

After an afternoon filled with tornado sirens, lightning strikes, torrential rain and visible cloud rotation near Iowa Speedway, IndyCar canceled Friday afternoon practice.

The National Weather Service received no reports of tornado touchdowns Friday night after cancelling a tornado watch early for several Northern Illinois counties.

The National Weather Service's Wilmington office confirmed a tornado in Northridge after a preliminary storm survey in the Springfield area today.