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

These wind speeds can break branches from trees, push over shallow-rooted ... appeared on Des Moines Register: Why is the tornado siren going off? What to know about monthly tests in the Des ...

Kate Booth said a pine tree she'd planted as a little girl "blew over like a matchstick" A woman has described how her 60ft pine tree "blew over like a matchstick" when a tornado struck two ...

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 ...

However, the sirens are still used for tornado warnings. Trees came down across the area, from China Grove to Kannapolis to Cleveland, in several spots in Salisbury and in Spencer. Some came down ...

but what about tornado sirens? The KHOU 11 VERIFY team has the fast facts on where they are in our area. Tornado sirens are used to alert people in case of severe weather or other threats.