By Fox23.com News Staff
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The City of Muskogee is updating residents about the delayed activation of the sirens during severe weather earlier this week.
The City says an investigation was done by the contractor responsible for maintaining and servicing the Outdoor Warning System.
They say an investigation found the system that controls the sirens functioned properly and issued the activation command immediately after the tornado warning by the National Weather Service, but a disruption in the system’s communication link prevented the activation command from reaching the sirens.
The City says when the primary system was unable to complete the activation, a failover to the backup system at a secondary site in Muskogee was initiated. The backup system also generated and sent an activation command, but the storm caused a power surge that unknowingly tripped the surge protection breaker on the backup radio. Since the radio was not operational, the backup activation signal didn’t get to the sirens.
The City of Muskogee says they and their contractor have since resolved the communication issues.
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in Muskogee on Tuesday.
