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OUTDOOR WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATED
The City of
Grayville
has enacted an outdoor warning siren system. This system
has two individual locations – one at the Junction of IL
Rt. 1 and IL Rt. 130 and the second location is adjacent
to City Hall and First Bank.
The Tornado Warning System procedures are:
(1)
Upon receiving a confirmed report of a Doppler radar
notification of any actual tornado within 20 miles of the
City of
Grayville, the City Tornado Warning sirens will be
activated for one three minute cycle. Immediately after
activating the Tornado Warning Sirens, the Grayville
Police Department will announce over the Grayville Police
Department radio frequency, “A Tornado Warning is in
effect for the Grayville area.”
(2)
The Grayville Police Department in conjunction with the
Little Wabash Fire Protection District will make one of
the following announcements over the Grayville Police
Department radio frequency.
a.
This is a confirmed report of an actual sighting of a
tornado followed by location and direction of travel.
b.
This is a Doppler radar report and not an actual visible
sighting of a tornado.
(3)
Upon a confirmed tornado sighting by the Little Wabash Fire
Protection District weather spotters; the Warning Sirens
will be activated for an additional three (3) minute
cycle.
Henry S. Kijonka, Mayor
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