ST. LOUIS – As we approach the six-month anniversary of the May 16 storm, St. Louis City’s tornado alarm system remains troubled. On siren testing day, FOX 2 News went straight to one of the sirens ...

The move comes after months of investigation into why tornado sirens did not sound during the deadly May 16 tornado and days after the release of an 80-page audit. Russell was placed on administrative ...

Of the city's 60 tornado sirens, 21 did not sound when a cyclone struck the city on May 16. Yesterday morning, the City of St. Louis tested its tornado sirens citywide. Those tests showed improvements ...

May’s tornado exposed flaws in the emergency notification system, some of which still present problems. Six months after the deadly storm, there is both good news and bad news to ...

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The City of St. Louis released the findings of an external investigation into the tornado siren failure that occurred when the deadly May 16 storm struck. It comes on the same day the city’s emergency ...

ST. LOUIS — A series of failures, from a misunderstood comment to equipment problems, left the city unable to activate tornado sirens before a deadly storm hit in May, according to a consultant’s ...

The 80-page audit, released Monday, concluded that “Ultimately, many if not all the failures of May 16, 2025, were largely preventable.” It found outdated emergency plans, communication breakdowns, ...

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ST. LOUIS — Cleaning up the damage left by the May 16 tornado could cost nearly $730 million, officials said this week, more than double early estimates. An SUV drives past debris from partially ...