IMPROVE SAFETY. SPENCER COUNTY IS CONVERTING ALL NINE OF ITS TORNADO SIRENS TO ELECTRIC POWER. PREVIOUSLY, THE SIRENS WERE BATTERY POWERED, LIMITING THE TIME THEY COULD BE ON, ADDIE MEINERS EXPLAINS.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - An important upgrade is coming to St. Joseph County’s emergency siren system. This $1.5 million project will upgrade all existing tornado sirens across the county.

(TNS) — Four years ago, the city’s emergency management chief went before aldermen and delivered some concerning news: The city’s tornado sirens were getting old. The sirens were seven years past the ...

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. A tornado ...