06-02-2025
Madison County weather sirens down, EMA says
MADISON COUNTY, Ala (WHNT) — The Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Agency says its outdoor siren system is down.
On Wednesday, EMA Director Jeff Birdwell said that the outdoor warning siren system for all of Madison County is down after it failed during its monthly test. Birdwell said the failure was due to a technical issue.
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The director said that technicians are working to solve the problem, but did not give a timeline for the repair.
The EMA said as always it continues to urge residents to have multiple methods to receive warnings including NOAA Weather Radio, local media, weather apps such as Alabama SAF-T-Net, Huntsville's Regroup alerts, etc.
You can also receive alerts on News 19's Live Alert Weather App.
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