The Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency said that the tornado warning siren in the Wren Community has been repaired and is now working properly.

The National Weather Service released an updated tornado watch at 9:53 a.m. on Saturday in effect until 10 a.m. for Clarke, Washington and Wilcox counties.

After a flash flood struck Mount Airy in July and killed a 13-year-old boy, the town’s mayor and council vowed to take action to protect residents from future natural disasters. Six months later, the Town Council has committed to building a weather alert siren system and plans to install two sirens to make sure Mount Airy residents know to seek shelter in the face of a flood,

After a teenager died in a flash flood last summer, the Town Council plans to install two sirens to make sure residents know to seek shelter in the face of a flood, tornado or hurricane.

The Henderson County 911 Emergency Communications reported that sirens were not functioning in the county during a tornado warning on Sunday. Emergency Management