Cold War-era siren that warns of 'air raid' erroneously activates in Winnebago County
First installed in the 1950s, they were developed for Cold War air raid warnings, but in the 1970s, the sirens transitioned ...
Winnebago County investigates false tornado alert after fixing 'attack mode' glitch
Problems still persist with the Winnebago County outdoor siren system. On Tuesday night, one siren in the city of Oshkosh ...
‘Mechanical failure’ of Oshkosh tornado siren Tuesday night not connected to false alarm from Saturday
Twice this week, tornado sirens incorrectly went off in Winnebago County. The first false alarm was on Saturday, and the ...
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Tornado sirens accidentally sound in Ionia County: 'We do want to apologize,' dispatch says
Ionia County Central Dispatch says the button to set off the sirens was accidentally "tripped" while staff was working to clean up and continue operations after a pipe burst.
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Ionia County tornado sirens activated by mistake after water pipe breaks
Ionia County officials said a pipe burst Friday night, and workers accidentally set off the warning on Saturday while ...
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Tornado warnings, high winds and a death in Sunday’s storm
Spencer Fire Chief Michael Lanning explained that the fire departments will sound the department’s siren when a tornado warning is received and residents can recognize the difference because the ...