GRAND FORKS — The director of Grand Forks Emergency Management encourages residents to utilize other resources that provide emergency notifications, as opposed to relying solely on outdoor sirens.

Severe weather conditions on Aug. 8 culminated in four confirmed tornadoes in the area, including one that touched down in the city of Grand Forks. In the days since, Kari Goelz said her department has heard from concerned north-end residents who said they couldn't hear the outdoor sirens, even though they were awake in the early morning hours when weather conditions were at their worst.

"We haven't had an emergency in quite some time, so I think people forget that those warning sirens are meant to warn people outside on the Greenway, mowing their lawn, taking a walk, whatever," Goelz said. "

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