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Mississippi County Installs 11 Weather Warning Sirens

Over a year after a tornado tore through an east Mississippi county without warning, the county is installing weather sirens that will extend warning coverage by over 300 miles. The Meridian Star reports that Lauderdale County is spending $176,000 to …

Some In Tupelo Say Warning Sirens Never Sounded Before Tornado

Some people in Tupelo are saying that warning sirens failed to sound before a tornado struck the city Monday afternoon. Resident LaShona Jamison, who has a siren in her backyard, told WTVA-TV that the siren never activated. “It never went …