Joplin Changes Tornado Siren Policy

Joplin changes tornado siren policy

Joplin city officials have changed the city’s outdoor warning siren activation policy as the result of an unwarned EF1 tornado that struck the west side of the city April 24, damaging city properties in the area of Schifferdecker Park and…

Joplin alters storm siren policy

The city of Joplin has officially updated its storm siren policy to include more severe thunderstorm warnings.Whenever the NWS in Springfield issues a severe warning with a 'tornado possible' tag on it, the outdoor sirens will go off in Joplin.These changes come after an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down on the northwest side of town April 24th.That storm was classified as a severe thunderstorm warning with a tornado possible tag attached to it.…