327 HANCOCK COUNTY — The Hancock County Council this week agreed to fund a nearly $500,000 project to upgrade the county’s tornado siren system.

Tornado siren drills happen every Monday at noon in Sedgwick County unless it’s a holiday or there is concerning weather, and the siren can be confused with a real tornado warning.

A new, more advanced, more precise tornado siren system has been hard at work in Nashville since last year. It's designed to limit false alarms and only warn people who are in immediate danger ...

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