Outdoor Warning Siren Test Scheduled for Saturday

The Washtenaw County Emergency Operations Center will conduct a test of 55 outdoor warning sirens on March 2, at noon.

The sirens are tested on the first Saturday of every month from March through September. If there is a threat of severe weather on the day of a test, it will be cancelled.

Except for scheduled testing, the sirens will be activated for the following conditions:

• The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning.
• A severe thunderstorm has been detected with damaging winds in excess of 70 miles per hour.
• A hazardous materials accident requires immediate protective action by the public.
• An attack on the United States is imminent, underway or has recently occurred.

Warning siren activation is a signal to members of the public to immediately go indoors and monitor local Emergency Alert System media outlets for official information.

Washtenaw County’s emergency broadcasters are: WEMU 89.1 FM, WWWW 102.9 FM, WQKL 107.1 FM, WTKA 1050 AM, and WLBY 1290 AM. This test does not include sirens within the city of Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor's sirens are tested on the second Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m.