Twice this week, tornado sirens incorrectly went off in Winnebago County. The first false alarm was on Saturday, and the ...

"The siren tone that we heard on Saturday, this week, is what we call the attack mode," said Eric Rasmussen, director of ...

Winnebago County owns and operates its 50 outdoor warning sirens. First installed in the 1950s, they were developed for Cold ...

As the 2025 tornado season approaches, Coal County Emergency Management is taking steps to ensure that its warning system is ready for action.

Ionia County's tornado sirens were accidentally activated during clean-up efforts after a pipe burst at the dispatch center.

But the sound he and his family heard Saturday afternoon wasn't a tornado warning -- or even a weekly test. "I could tell right away that the sirens didn't sound like the normal tornado siren.

The center was still in operation while dealing with the burst pipe and water damage. Central Dispatch’s radio vender and IT ...

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 ...