BACK IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT NEXT FALL. NEWBERRY COUNTY SHERIFF LEE FOSTER IS DEFENDING HIS DECISION TO ACTIVATE TORNADO WARNING SIRENS ON SATURDAY. SEVERE STORMS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY ...

A severe storm brought golf ball-sized hail to parts of Upstate South Carolina. A Newberry County sheriff defended his decision to activate tornado sirens despite no official weather service warning.

ATLANTA — Don’t be alarmed if you hear sirens Wednesday morning, it’s part of a statewide tornado drill marking Georgia’s Severe Weather Preparedness Day. The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Residents may hear sirens Wednesday, but don’t be alarmed. Wednesday is Georgia’s Severe Weather Preparedness Day with some taking part in a tornado drill at 9:30 a.m. During ...

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The city of Wichita Falls has changed its warning sirens policy. Fire Chief Cody Melton told the City Council Tuesday the new criteria is “meant for clarity and effectiveness, not only for the ...

ST. LOUIS – As we approach the six-month anniversary of the May 16 storm, St. Louis City’s tornado alarm system remains troubled. On siren testing day, FOX 2 News went straight to one of the sirens ...

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, who also serves as the county’s emergency management director, said the city missed a crucial opportunity to alert residents. “We had an opportunity to utilize our ...

Severe storms ripped through Central Texas over the weekend, and while tornado warnings were issued near San Marcos, the city’s outdoor warning sirens did not sound, leaving some residents unaware of ...

The city of San Marcos has launched an investigation after outdoor warning sirens that had been upgraded to go off automatically in response to federally issued alerts did not sound on Friday night ...

As a confirmed tornado tore through South-Central Texas late Friday night, one Hill Country city was caught off guard—not by the storm itself, but by the silence. The National Weather Service (NWS) ...

MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Maury County is installing its first tornado sirens, adding 20 warning systems across the county to help protect residents when severe weather strikes. The project ...