First installed in the 1950s, they were developed for Cold War air raid warnings, but in the 1970s, the sirens transitioned ...

When is test day for outdoor tornado warning sirens in Des Moines metro counties ... Warren County and Madison County all conduct their tests on the first Saturday of the month.

IONIA COUNTY, MI – Despite the blaring sirens, Ionia County residents can rest assured there was no tornado ripping through the area Saturday afternoon. There was however an unfortunate water ...

IONIA — Ionia County officials said the tornado warning system was activated by mistake Saturday afternoon while workers were cleaning up water damage from a burst pipe. The tornado sirens went ...

But the tornado sirens in Valley View — where seven people were killed and more than 100 injured — were not working in the small town Saturday night. Categorized as a high EF-2 by the National ...