Tornado sirens sounded in parts of Sumner County late Thursday night. And then again early Friday morning, this time including several sirens in Sedgwick County including parts of Derby and east Wichita. The Tornado Warnings had been issued in parts of Sumner County, but there was no Tornado Warning issued for Sedgwick County.
According to Sedgwick County dispatchers, the storm in Sumner County caused the tornado sirens to activate at the Kansas Star Casino shortly after midnight. This activated sirens in a zone that included sirens in Derby and Wichita.
Sedgwick County Emergency Management has reported they have now separated the six sirens in and around Mulvane, including the KS Star, into their own zone. Those sirens will sound if the warning is issued for SE Sedgwick or NE Sumner, but a NE Sumner Co. warning will no longer activate any sirens other than those in the Mulvane zone…