Tornado sirens are a critical part of Oklahoma’s severe weather warning system, designed to alert residents when dangerous storms are nearby. The concept dates back to World War II and the Cold War, when the sirens were utilized to warn of air raids and ...

Don't let some cloudy skies fool you. If you hear a tornado siren on Wednesday, March 25, it's only a test. As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, counties across Iowa will be testing their outdoor weather sirens. Iowans who are signed up for the Alert ...

A tornado siren sits on Walnut Street between 40th and 41st Streets as clouds roll across Kansas City hours after thunderstorms pushed through the Metro on April 27, 2026. The Kansas City metro has had a steady stream of severe weather recently, including ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Tornado sirens will be sounding across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Thursday, but unlike the very real round of severe storms earlier this week, this time it's only a drill. Annual statewide tornado drills for Severe Weather Awareness week ...

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 ...

PLACE. THIS IS JUST OFF I-435 IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE SAYS SIRENS WENT OFF WHEN THEY DIDN’T NEED TO LAST NIGHT, MANNY ABARCA SAYS HE HEARD SIRENS IN DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY AND KMBC9 MATT ...