St. Louis Fire Department steps in to fix failed tornado sirens

St. Louis upgrades tornado sirens after 22 sirens failed in May. Upgrades aim for city-wide alerts by 2026. ST. LOUIS — One ...
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6 months later, tornado sirens still struggle to sound

ST. LOUIS – As we approach the six-month anniversary of the May 16 storm, St. Louis City’s tornado alarm system remains troubled. On siren testing day, FOX 2 News went straight to one of the sirens ...
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St. Louis installs mobile sirens to fill gaps while 10 of 60 warning devices remain broken

Nearly seven months after five people died during a May tornado, the city of St. Louis says it is still working to make sure ...
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Tornado sirens cause confusion: Why some were delayed while others seemed to last too long

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - As severe storms rolled through the metro on Tuesday, sparking multiple tornado warnings, some people in Jackson County said they heard sirens after the storm passed.
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Emergency contract for tornado siren repairs may not beat next storm season

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City Hall called tornado siren repairs an emergency this past spring. So why are those repairs still in limbo? FOX 2 reported on the failing sirens earlier this week and returned ...
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'Cascading failures' led to St. Louis tornado siren debacle, report says

ST. LOUIS — A series of failures, from a misunderstood comment to equipment problems, left the city unable to activate tornado sirens before a deadly storm hit in May, according to a consultant’s ...
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Without warning: Why tornado sirens aren’t everywhere in Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Residents at a Kalamazoo County trailer park had little warning before being walloped by an EF2 tornado in May 2024. A wide majority said never heard the sirens. That lack of ...