by: Alex Corradetti. Posted: Mar 3, 2020 / 06:13 PM CST / Updated: Mar 3, Most Tornado Warning System Siren sites are at parks, schools and public venues, so the public should expect to hear these tests. Posted Mar 6, 2020 0 NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - The Nashville Office of Emergency Management will not conduct a regularly scheduled test of the Metro Tornado Warning System scheduled for tomorrow. OEM tests the Tornado Warning System on the first Saturday of every month at noon as long as the weather is clear. Early Season Tornado Outbreak Sweeps Across Mid-Atlantic Half a dozen tornadoes confirmed across Virginia and Maryland Summary by Dan Hofmann, Meteorologist at NWS Baltimore/Washington; Individual reports by NWS Staff . Use the 'Report' link on Nashville OEM installing new tornado sirens, upgrading warning system News. Two in custody after police chase ends in Maury Co. Metro Public Health to lift mask mandate, other COVID restrictions on Friday, Gas shortage worsens in Southeast including Middle Tennessee, 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at West Trinity Lane gas station, I-40 bridge over Mississippi River closed after inspectors find crack. racist or sexually-oriented language. The growl test will produce an audible sound for about 20 seconds or less. However, the sirens heard in Nashvillethis morning were all too real! Starting this week both Federal Signal and Commtech Radio in conjunction with Metro Information Technology Services and Metro Office of Emergency Management will begin the next phase of upgrading Davidson Countys existing Tornado Warning System. While it was only a test, it sent chills down my spine and brought me back to the night that all of us in Jefferson City wont soon forget. PUBLIC NOTICE: Some sirens will sound for less than 20 seconds for a growl test today, May 11, 2020. Siren Test Times. 2. Many people have been asking, especially those who have moved here from other areas, why are there no tornado sirens in Knoxville and many East Tennessee communities. NASHVILLE, Tenn. On Tuesday the Metro Office of Emergency Management tested Davidson Countys tornado siren system. Metros Outdoor Tornado Warning System began with a federal grant in 2002, and has become better, bigger and broader. March 3, 2020: A large tornado destroyed a north Nashville neighborhood in the early morning hours of March 3, 2020. by: Patrick Clark. During the upgrade process OEM will continue to set off ALL Siren Sites throughout the county for tornado warnings. that is degrading to another person. The specific guidelines (tornado, hail ,wind, etc.) At that time, weather warnings issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) were for an entire county. Severe Weather Preparedness Week Tornado Drill Lightning Safety Awareness Week Winter Preparedness Week. 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