2024年4月11日 · Outdoor warning sirens will go off across Minnesota twice on Thursday — but it’s only a test. Sirens will blare and the National Weather Service will issue a fake tornado warning on...

2024年4月10日 · Thursday brings a statewide tornado drill for Minnesota as part of severe weather awareness week in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Simulated tornado warnings will be issued by local National...

2021年4月30日 · Why does Minnesota test tornado sirens on the first Wednesday of the month? Howard O. Kelly of Minneapolis’ Civilian Defense Council inspects the 5,500-pound siren atop the Northwestern...

How are the sirens tested? The Carver County 911 Communications Center tests/activates all sirens in Carver County at 1:00 pm on the first Wednesday of each month throughout the year. It is also tested every year during Severe Weather Awareness Week which occurs in …

Effective July 1, 2023, Olmsted County Emergency Management will be changing the Summer testing schedule for the Outdoor Warning Siren System (OWSS). The new schedule will be as follows: “Quiet” test every Wednesday thereafter at 10:00am. During the “Quiet” test, the siren head will rotate, and a low growl will be audible for 5-10 seconds.

2024年4月11日 · The outdoor warning sirens will sound across Minnesota twice on Thursday as part of a statewide tornado drill for severe weather awareness week.

2023年4月19日 · Minnesota's Department of Homeland Safety and Emergency Management will test warning sirens across the state on Thursday as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.

2023年10月3日 · Expect to be interrupted by tornado test sirens and an alert on your cellphone at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday. That's because a drill of the national Emergency Alert System is being conducted by the federal government and state authorities, coinciding with the usual tornado/severe weather siren tests that are conducted on the first Wednesday of every ...

Some will activate sirens across the entire county for tornado warnings and severe thunderstorms that have winds of at least 70 or 80 mph. Others will activate sirens only for portions of counties. Local officials may also sound the sirens anytime they believe severe weather is a threat, even if there is no warning from the National Weather ...

2024年4月11日 · The first drill occurs on Thursday, April 11 at 1:45 p.m., when jurisdictions across Minnesota sound their outdoor warning sirens. Schools, businesses and other facilities are encouraged to conduct a tornado drill at this time to practice …