Community Corner
Why County Area Sirens Went Off on Monday
Rapidly changing weather conditions triggered the alert.
Reported by Joni Hubred-Golden
Severe weather in northern Oakland County triggered area emergency sirens at around 7:35 p.m. Monday.
According to Farmington Public Safety, the sirens were meant to alert local residents to rapidly changing weather conditions. At 7:18 p.m., the National Weather Service (NWS) issued an alert about a line of storms extending from Lapeer to Goodrich, moving southeast at 45 miles per hour, producing 70-mile-per-hour winds and hail the size of pingpong balls.
The NWS warning also indicated that tornadoes can form quickly under current conditions in the affected areas. The severe thunderstorm warning expired at 8:15 p.m.
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