Nearly seven months after five people died during a May tornado, the city of St. Louis says it is still working to make sure ...
Officials have been working to shore up the system since shortly after a tornado hit the city May 15 without the sirens ...
It’s a short-term solution to fill in the warning siren gaps.
St. Louis upgrades tornado sirens after 22 sirens failed in May. Upgrades aim for city-wide alerts by 2026. ST. LOUIS — One ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A comprehensive investigation ...
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 ...
Of the city's 60 tornado sirens, 21 did not sound when a cyclone struck the city on May 16. Yesterday morning, the City of St. Louis tested its tornado sirens citywide. Those tests showed improvements ...
The City of St. Louis released the findings of an external investigation into the tornado siren failure that occurred when the deadly May 16 storm struck. It comes on the same day the city’s emergency ...
The 80-page audit, released Monday, concluded that “Ultimately, many if not all the failures of May 16, 2025, were largely preventable.” It found outdated emergency plans, communication breakdowns, ...
ST. LOUIS – As we approach the six-month anniversary of the May 16 storm, St. Louis City’s tornado alarm system remains troubled. On siren testing day, FOX 2 News went straight to one of the sirens ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The city of St. Louis is ...