The aftermath — coupled with confusion caused by the fact that some residents near the village's edges heard tornado sirens in neighboring towns — left some residents wondering why Orland Park didn't sound the alarm, Kenealy said. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
On entering the exhibit, visitors are immediately confronted with tangible reminders of the destruction that natural disasters can inflict: The door of a home drowned by Hurricane Katrina stands near the exhibit's entrance; a few pieces of a Japanese dock lie on a table, having washed ashore in Washington state after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake; a battered tornado siren from Kansas hangs from the wall. (sciencenews.org)
The clarion call of tornado sirens would reinforce the urgency of these warnings. (scientificamerican.com)