Hancock County also successfully fired off their sirens again at 11 a.m. In Hancock County, emergency officials experienced a glitch Tuesday in where the sirens didn't go off when activated via a ...

CENTRAHOMA, Okla. (KTEN) - A new tornado siren has been installed in Centrahoma by Coal County Emergency Management. The siren is a Federal Signal Modulator, which replaces the older Federal ...

Darren White, Deputy Director of Springfield-Greene County OEM explained the digital feed between the weather service and siren manufacturer, Federal Signal was inconsistent.

The new system, developed by Federal Signal, is used nationally and connects directly with the NWS and local emergency networks to automatically trigger sirens only in affected areas.

The new tornado siren activation system aims to reduce siren fatigue, turning on sirens only in specific zones rather than large swaths of the county.

As of Sept. 2, nearly 60 out of the 79 tornado sirens in Winnebago County are working, according to Sheriff Gary Caruana.

A satellite-based communications backbone connects Federal Signal public warning sirens directly with the Washington State Emergency Operations Center.

Greene County will upgrade its tornado sirens and is seeking contractors for state-financed demolition and revitalization projects.