Posted on Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 11:45 a.m.
County emergency warning sirens to be tested at noon Saturday
By AnnArbor.com Staff
Despite today's heat and chance of thunderstorms, those sirens many of us are about to hear do not mean severe weather is imminent.
The Washtenaw County Emergency Operations Center plans to test 39 outdoor warning sirens on Saturday July 7 at noon. These sirens are tested at noon on the first Saturday of every month from March through September.
The sirens are generally activated in situations like tornado warnings or severe thunderstorm warnings.
This test does not include sirens within the City of Ann Arbor, which are tested on the second Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m.
For more information, see the website for the county's Emergency Management Division.
Comments
microtini
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 : 12:54 p.m.
And the reason this is still posted on Sunday...?
Goober
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 : 7:41 a.m.
I fell asleep in the heat. Did I miss it?
AAProgressive
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 11:42 p.m.
Did anyone else not hear them?
arborani
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 : 5:40 p.m.
"39 outdoor warning sirens" - in Northeast A2, we didn't hear a peep. How/where are these sirens deployed through the County??
aroo_mama
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 : 1:58 a.m.
I heard the sirens right at noon.
tdw
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 : 12:44 a.m.
Not me.And I was listening for them