Where Were the Weather Sirens?

 

Sitting in our Florence office Wednesday afternoon, we heard the mesmerizing sound of rain drops. It was a minor inconvenience at worst.

Slightly to the south of the Shoals, the weather brought something else - an EF-1 tornado in Marion County (pictured above). Unfortunately, weather sirens didn't put in an appearance.

This has gotten to be all too common - especially in Colbert County, we hear.  During a busy day, not everyone has a chance to check online for alerts or is close enough to their cell phones to hear the warnings.

Many of us remember the 1974 tornadoes, as well as the more recent 2011 disastrous outbreak. Let's hope everyone is more prepared when the next bad weather arrives. 

If you didn't hear your neighborhood sirens, contact your county commission. Better a disgruntled commissioner than a dead child.

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