NATCHEZ, Miss. – The Board of Supervisors learned Monday that Adams County’s tornado sirens don’t work automatically because of a faulty radio system that’s estimated to cost more than $80,000 to replace.
A recent test of the 18 sirens showed they’re “functionally useless because they don’t turn on remotely,” said Tom McGehee, who works for Adams County’s emergency management office.
The sirens can only be manually activated by someone being lifted up the towered sirens to switch them on when a tornado is approaching, he said.
The radio system that automatically activates the alarms needs to be replaced at a cost of about $76,000 plus $8,000 for labor, according to prices McGehee cited from Adams County Emergency Management Director Brad Bradford.
No action was made by the board on purchasing the radio equipment before supervisors closed the public out of Monday’s meeting to discuss other issues.
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