If the sirens sound, the National Weather Service will have issued a Tornado Warning for the local area, FCEM&HS said.

Monday's powerful storm triggered a severe thunderstorm warning and tornado warning for parts of New Jersey. For more than an hour Monday night, the region saw a lot of lightning and heavy rain. Luckily,

The national weather service issues watches and warnings for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. What's worse? What do they mean?

Severe storms are set to hit the tri-state area Monday. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, isolated flooding and even an isolated tornado are possible.

People in Georgia and Alabama were given minutes to get to shelter after a possible tornado was spotted in the area. On Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Tallahassee, Florida, issued a special weather warning to alert people in three counties they needed to seek cover immediately as radar captured rotation from a storm capable of creating a tornado.

We live in a region that sees quite a few tornados each year so it's important to be prepared. One thing you can do before a storm even occurs is have a plan.

When the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Gratiot County on Sunday, emergency sirens were activated in several communities to warn residents to take cover.

The National Weather Service emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between radar-indicated and observed tornadoes for effective safety responses.