It is severe weather awareness week, so it only makes sense to get some practice in. Learn more about tornado sirens in Iowa.

This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week and the drill is an opportunity to test emergency communications in case severe weather does strike.

When a tornado rolled through Jefferson County on March 14, many residents were able to get to safety. And while the outdoor ...

Meanwhile, town leaders have been trying to find out why all the tornado sirens did not work during the severe storms Wednesday. There are six air-raid sirens around town in Highland — and when ...

Officials in Highland, Indiana, said two tornado sirens were found to be malfunctioning after a tornado touched down in the town on Wednesday. Highland police said the town's tornado sirens were ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Some residents may hear tornado sirens in a portion of Mercer County. At 9:38 a.m., the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office alerted residents that the office will be testing ...

And while the outdoor warning system sounded in the city of Arnold, much of the tornado’s path was in areas of the county that don’t have sirens. But that’s all about to change.

HIGHLAND — A Saturday-afternoon test of Highland's tornado sirens revealed faults in multiple sirens and a communication issue with the Lake County 911 dispatch center in Crown Point ...

The outdoor siren system is triggered when a tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service. When wind speeds are forecast to exceed 70 mph during a thunderstorm warning is issued ...