Tornado sirens can provide life-saving warnings to Ohioans, but there are important factors to remember about tornado sirens and their reliability during severe weather.
This week's weather has been very active. Intense storms with torrential rainfall impacted much of the area Wednesday evening, causing widespread flooding and wind damage. On Thursday morning, showers cleared for sunshine during the afternoon. That only set the stage for another round of severe weather Thursday night & early Friday morning. Significant damage has been reported across the area, and multiple tornadoes have been confirmed across Northeast Ohio.
One way people receive warnings is tornado sirens. The majority of Ohio counties have a network of outdoor emergency alert sirens to aid in early notification of weather emergencies. They can provide life-saving warnings to Ohioans. However, they are not perfect. I often hear people say,"I did not hear the sirens" or"the sirens were never activated.
That is a lot of variability. It is also very important to remember that sirens are designed to warn people who are outside. They may not always be audible in highly populated cities when you are inside your house or even inside your car. On flat terrain with low wind, most sirens can be heard up to one mile away over normal background noise, so depending on the location of the said siren, it is very possible that not everyone can hear the sirens indoors.
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