Hacker Blamed For Triggering Tornado Sirens - Dallas, TX - City's 156 severe weather sirens wailed for an hour and a half overnight, causing panic and mass 911 calls overload. The siren test is shortened to 15 seconds for other Wednesdays in … (AP) — Dallas' emergency siren system was hacked overnight, resulting in them sporadically sounding for about an hour and a half and forcing officials to … Irving, TX 75060 P: (972) 721-2100 F: (972) 721-2186 Staff Directory
Sirens sound for 90 seconds on the first Wednesday of each month. The National Weather Service issues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with destructive winds in excess of 70 mph or a Tornado Warning for areas in and around the City of Plano. Jason Carriere Emergency Management Coordinator City Hall 825 W. Irving Blvd. I noticed a tornado siren lay along the sidewalk next to a boarded-up gas station.

By: Justin Thompson-Gee Facebook | Twitter. Dallas Tornado Sirens Hacked. If you've been paying attention to the news then you might have heard of the recent Dallas tornado siren hack. Last weekend when outdoor emergency sirens in Dallas cried loudly for over 90 minutes, many researchers concluded that some hackers hijacked the alarm system by exploiting an issue in a vulnerable computer network. (Image: file photo) During the weekend, a hacker activated Dallas' emergency outdoor sirens, which are designed to warn local residents in the event of a tornado or severe weather. But it turns out that the hackers did not breach Dallas' emergency services computer systems to trigger the city's outdoor sirens for tornado warnings and other emergencies, … Fort Worth’s Office of Emergency Management conducts weekly tests of the outdoor warning system sirens at 1 p.m. every Wednesday, weather conditions allowing. Criteria for Siren Activation .
The City of Plano has an extensive Outdoor Warning System, comprised of 43 warning sirens. Earlier in the month a hacker took control of 156 tornado warning sirens placed all around the city of Dallas, Texas in the United States. A Tornado Warning was issued at 6:46 p.m. for Collin, Dallas and Denton counties after a storm with a history of producing at least one tornado was … Dallas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 16 counties after severe overnight storms including a tornado that battered parts of Dallas… The sound of Dallas's 156 emergency sirens blaring in unison unsettled many of the city's residents.