Village Changes Storm Siren Policy, Discusses Storm Aftermath
If storm conditions like June 21 happen again, Downers Grove residents will now hear a siren. And while storm cleanup is almost done, many trees are gone.
After the June 21 tornado came and went with no siren notification, the village changed the policy, broadening the criteria for sounding the siren. The new policy and the village’s overall storm response were the main focus of Tuesday's Village Council meeting. The new siren policy went into effect July 1. “These changes allow staff to activate the siren during the conditions that were present on June 21, including the National Weather Service issuance of a blanket tornado warning when there is no visual confirmation of a tornado,” said Village Manager Dave Fieldman. “The new policy allows staff to activate the sirens based on info available form multiple weather reporting sources and is consistent with the technology that is now being …
Nancy Steiner
3:56 pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2011
It is a good policy however did anyone notice that the sirens went off Monday morning of the July 11th storm AFTER it had passed through and tree limbs and flying garbage cans were in the yard and streets? Would have been nice to have that warning before the winds took down my neighbors tree, by the time they were activated it was a little late to head to safety. more ›