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Related coverage in the video aboveCass County Emergency Management Agency announced it is changing its tornado siren system.Effective immediately, the sirens will only sound once per warning, per storm cell. Before this, the tornado sirens would sound continuously until the storm had passed.According to a news release from the county, this means that the sirens will now sound once when a tornado warning has been issued. There will not be a second siren, giving the all-clear. If the siren goes off again at a later time, that means there is a new tornado warning and not a continuation of the first one.The sirens will be triggered in the following instances: tornado warnings, dangerous hail, and dangerous winds.Cass County Emergency Management Agency is reminding residents that the sirens are meant to warn people outdoors.It also said resident should continue to monitor the weather through things like NOAA weather radios, local media, and official alerting systems.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
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Cass County Emergency Management Agency announced it is changing its tornado siren system.
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Effective immediately, the sirens will only sound once per warning, per storm cell.
Before this, the tornado sirens would sound continuously until the storm had passed.
According to a news release from the county, this means that the sirens will now sound once when a tornado warning has been issued. There will not be a second siren, giving the all-clear.
If the siren goes off again at a later time, that means there is a new tornado warning and not a continuation of the first one.
The sirens will be triggered in the following instances: tornado warnings, dangerous hail, and dangerous winds.
Cass County Emergency Management Agency is reminding residents that the sirens are meant to warn people outdoors.
It also said resident should continue to monitor the weather through things like NOAA weather radios, local media, and official alerting systems.
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