COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Northwest Columbus residents got an early wake up call Saturday morning as a surprise tornado siren sound was heard throughout the area. A police dispatcher said that ...

Ionia County Central Dispatch says the button to set off the sirens was accidentally "tripped" while staff was working to clean up and continue operations after a pipe burst.

The loud noise that awoke residents across parts of Northwest Columbus and surrounding suburbs on Saturday morning was caused by a malfunctioning tornado siren at Centennial High School.

but what about tornado sirens? The KHOU 11 VERIFY team has the fast facts on where they are in our area. Tornado sirens are used to alert people in case of severe weather or other threats.

After Oct. 9's tornado outbreak, some residents of Indianwood Golf & Country club say they’d like to be warned with tornado sirens.