(Le Mars) — You may have heard the storm sirens sounding this afternoon. Although
we do have some cloud cover, and the forecast is calling for some afternoon showers
and possibly thunderstorms, there are no storm watches or warnings posted for this
area. Instead, city officials have been testing the storm sirens using a hand held
device. The sirens sounded at about 1:00 p.m. this afternoon for the normal
monthly testing, and again individual sirens were blowing between 2:30 p.m. and
3:00 p.m. Officials say the hand-held device to activate the sirens would be used
in the event the County Communications office were unable to activate the storm
sirens.
