First Alert 4 on MSN

Multiple St. Louis City tornado sirens need repairs as officials plan to ‘expedite’ replacements

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Officials give an update on St. Louis City’s tornado siren repair. A release sent in connection with the Mayor’s Office, St. Louis Fire Department, and the Board of ...

6 months later, tornado sirens still struggle to sound

As we approach the six-month anniversary of the May 16 storm, St. Louis City’s tornado alarm system remains troubled.
St. Louis Magazine

Nearly half of city tornado sirens that were broken in May still don’t work

Yesterday morning, the City of St. Louis tested its tornado sirens citywide. Those tests showed improvements in the system from six months ago, when many sirens failed to sound ahead of the deadly May ...
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Tornado sirens’ failure will be front and center at City Hall today

Sarah Russell before a Board of Aldermen committee in May 2025. The city’s emergency management director will be back in City Hall for a pre-termination review today, the same day an external report ...
KSDK

St. Louis County makes major upgrades to its outdoor emergency sirens

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County is rolling out a major upgrade to its outdoor warning sirens, making tornado alerts faster, smarter and more precise. The St. Louis County Office of Emergency ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Cascading failures' led to St. Louis tornado siren debacle, report says

ST. LOUIS — A series of failures, from a misunderstood comment to equipment problems, left the city unable to activate tornado sirens before a deadly storm hit in May, according to a consultant’s ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Messenger: A siren is blaring in storm-weary America. Is Trump administration listening?

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Courtney Tigue, left, and Victoria Gillespie help clean up their father’s garden on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in the 2900 block of ...