Twice this week, tornado sirens incorrectly went off in Winnebago County. The first false alarm was on Saturday, and the ...

"The siren tone that we heard on Saturday, this week, is what we call the attack mode," said Eric Rasmussen, director of ...

But the sound he and his family heard Saturday afternoon wasn't a tornado warning -- or even a weekly test. "I could tell right away that the sirens didn't sound like the normal tornado siren.

Lane said he heard about the tornado warning from an alert on his phone. Then he went outside to listen. But he did not hear any sirens. “The siren was down in Valley View and that’s why we ...

But the sound he and his family heard this past Saturday afternoon wasn't a tornado warning or even a weekly test. "I could tell right away that the sirens didn't sound like the normal tornado siren.