Siren Tests Resume Saturday

If you hear emergency sirens at noon Saturday, don't be alarmed.

The Washtenaw County Emergency Management office has resumed the monthly emergency warning tests. They take place at noon on the first Saturday of the month from March through September.

According to the county's website, except for scheduled testing, these sirens are activated when significant severe weather has been detected (a tornado or a severe thunderstorm with damaging winds confirmed to be in excess of 70 miles per hour); when a hazardous materials accident occurs that requires immediate protective action by the public, or for other critical events such homeland security emergencies. In such cases official Emergency Alert System messages will be generated by the Emergency Management Division, National Weather Service, or other authorized state or federal agency, and disseminated to the electronic media each time the sirens are activated.

Activated sirens are an indication that members of the public should immediately go indoors and listen to local Emergency Alert System radio stations for official information. Washtenaw Countys emergency stations are:

• WEMU 89.1 FM
• WWWW 102.9 FM
• WQKL 107.1 FM
• WTKA 1050 AM
• WLBY 1290 AM