Colonial Heights weather sirens provide crucial warnings 32 years after disaster

Colonial Heights weather sirens provide crucial warnings 32 years after disaster

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. Colonial Heights residents have multiple ways to receive severe weather alerts, including a distinctive siren system that covers the entire 8-square-mile city.For Kim Stratton, these sirens provide essential warning during dangerous weather events."It's one of those things I keep an eye on the weather now, pretty intently," she said. Stratton has personal reasons for staying vigilant. She was working at Walmart on August 6,…