Not every neighborhood in Aurora, Colorado has tornado sirens Across much of Aurora, there are dozens of outdoor emergency sirens.

In Colorado, some local warning sirens can talk Not all sirens can talk to warn about wildfire, but the metro area has several communities with sirens able to transmit verbal messages.

Denver tested its tornado siren system on Wednesday morning ahead of severe weather season. The outdoor warning siren sounded at 11 a.m. and lasted three minutes.

Denver is expanding its use of tornado sirens to include life-threatening events such as dangerous flooding, wildfires and hazardous materials.

Cities in one of Colorado’s most active tornado zones continue to improve warning systems after residents show growing concern.

City of Aurora Office of Emergency Management conducts an audible test of the city’s emergency tornado outdoor warning sirens at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday November 14 2023.

The sirens would most commonly be used for tornadoes which Colorado gets about 50 a year. The peak of the twister season is between May and June.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of Elbert, Adams and Arapahoe counties in Colorado.

The Aurora Office of Emergency Management will test the city’s emergency outdoor warning sirens on Tuesday.

The reader suggested a system where sirens would be sounded only in one quarter of the county if that’s the only quadrant where the National Weather Service says the tornado threat exists.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of Elbert and Arapahoe counties in Colorado.