Every outdoor warning siren in Cherokee County has stopped working, and Tropical Storm Arthur is on its way.
What’s happening: All 58 sirens are out. A maintenance vendor is working on a fix, but no one has said whether the repairs will be done before the storm gets here.
What’s important: Outdoor sirens are built to warn people who are outside. They are not meant to alert people inside homes or buildings. Even in normal conditions, officials say people should have more than one way to get storm warnings…