There’s not a tornado, and the sky is not falling. If you’re in Wheat Ridge, the loud blaring you hear between 11 a.m. and noon is a test.
Alert: Wheat Ridge will be testing outdoor emergency sirens today from 11 a.m. – Noon. This is only a test of the outdoor alert system.
Reminder to register your cell phone for CodeRed notifications to get emergency alerts when not in earshot of a siren! https://t.co/N23oPXVSxg pic.twitter.com/9ySDyEcqFo
— Wheat Ridge Police (@WheatRidgePD) June 9, 2021
Wheat Ridge Police also recommend signing up for CodeRed alerts to your phone in case of a serious situation.
The sirens would most commonly be used for tornadoes which Colorado gets about 50 a year. The peak of the twister season is between May and June.
There has not been a large tornado in Denver in more than 30 years. Jefferson County gets even fewer tornados but has been close recently. An EF-3 in 2015 smacked the Berthoud-Longmont area, and another EF-3 tornado hit nearby Windsor in 2008. Weld County, the site for both of those events, is Colorado’s most active tornado area. Weld County was home to the EF-1 tornado on Monday that was on the ground for more than a half-hour.
Here is a map of tornadoes by county in Colorado over the past 71 years. Weld County has the most tornadoes out of any county in the U.S. The vast majority of tornadoes touch down east of I-25 but can occur at higher elevations as well. #SevereWeatherAwarenessWeek #COwx pic.twitter.com/vGKdoGWrRh
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) April 13, 2021
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