Tornado Sirens

Vermon Township has three tornado sirens located at the Village of Vernon, Goodall, and Brown Rd, and Prior Rd at Love Joy. The sirens provide an alert for a tornado warning activation in Shiawassee County to save lives and property.

When Shiawassee County is notified of a Tornado Warning threw the National Weather Service or through Shiawassee Central Dispatch, the siren shall be activated and alert with a solid sound for 3 minutes. If a Tornado has been spotted in the area of Vernon Township or the Village of Vernon, continue to activate the siren for 3 cycles until an all-clear has been declared.

If a tornado warning is issued: 

• Find shelter and take cover in an interior room of a building, preferably a basement. If a basement does not exist, find an interior hallway away from windows, doors and outside walls.

• Tune to radio or TV broadcasts for news on changing weather conditions or approaching storms.