The sirens will sound once for three minutes at 9:50 a.m., Franklin County Emergency Management said. It will replace the weekly test at noon.

Some local counties will not take part in the test due to the potential for actual severe weather later in the day.

You can expect to hear tornado sirens in the Des Moines area today. Learn what it means when they go off and why they're in use today.

The siren problems were discovered during Severe Weather Preparedness Week testing.

Severe weather and heavy rain have moved out of Iowa, but residents in the Des Moines metro will still hear tornado sirens on Saturday, March 7. Don't be alarmed, there are no new severe weather ...

The drill coincides with Severe Weather Awareness Week, which runs from March 15 through March 21.

Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security is urging residents, schools and businesses to take part in the ...

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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – The Lawrence County EMA has announced that after Wednesday’s monthly tornado siren test, the Mount Hope tornado siren did not activate. They said the siren is out of ...

Tornado sirens sounded early Friday in parts of Wichita, but no tornado warning was issued for the area. Here’s what to know. Wichita Eagle File photo People in some parts of Wichita woke early Friday ...

MORRIS, Okla. — After two tornadoes hit Morris in 2024, Okmulgee County is moving forward with plans to install new outdoor warning sirens to better protect residents before the next severe storm ...