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6 months later, tornado sirens still struggle to sound

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 ...
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St. Louis installs mobile sirens to fill gaps while 10 of 60 warning devices remain broken

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Nearly seven months after five people died during a May tornado, the city of St. Louis says it is still working to make sure all of its sirens are operating and ...
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St. Louis tornado sirens nearly fixed after May failure, officials say

Buildings damaged by the Friday, May 16, 2025, tornado are seen near a storm warning siren in the Penrose neighborhood of St. Louis on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. ST. LOUIS — City officials say they are ...
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Automated warning system is ready, but some siren failures persist

ST. LOUIS – May’s tornado exposed flaws in the emergency notification system, some of which still present problems. Six months after the deadly storm, there is both good news and bad news to report ...
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St. Louis Fire Department steps in to fix failed tornado sirens

ST. LOUIS — One of two mobile tornado sirens were unveiled by the St. Louis Fire Department Friday. According to fire officials, 22 sirens were not working the day of the May 16 tornado. "We're ...
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Nearly half of city tornado sirens that were broken in May still don’t work

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 ...