Strong storms early Monday morning trigger weather alerts, but no tornado sirens

Initial reports of tornadoes in Greenwood, Coffey and Woodson counties

Severe weather in the region early Monday morning resulted in a tornado warning for parts of Allen County — but no tornado sirens for area residents.

Allen County Emergency Management Director Jason Trego told the Register that in the case of severe weather, the National Weather Service creates a polygon where they expect the storm path to travel. The geographical area covered by the polygon is then triggered for alerts in Genasys, the county’s emergency notification system.

“On Sunday night, the tornado warning polygon did not cover any area that is covered by an outdoor warning siren,” Trego said. “That’s why we made the decision not to sound any of the tornado sirens. We were in communication with Iola Police and constantly monitoring the situation.”

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