Severe weather exposes gaps in warning systems across rural areas
Published on April 29, 2026.
In the Tulsa area, there are over one hundred sirens but rural parts of the state have less coverage. Almost all of these failures or delays in the past two months were due to power outages interrupting the activation signal. The new ones in Okmulgee County are solar-powered, in an effort to avoid potential power disruptions. The sirens are set off from a radio signal and a backup signal. Emergency Management directors from both rural and urban areas have emphasized the importance of maintaining the sirens.
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