LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Tornado sirens sounded in Hardin County on Wednesday, despite no tornado warning being issued.
Hardin County officials clarified the confusion in a statement Thursday afternoon.
According to Communications Officer Brian Walker, there was a severe thunderstorm warning from the National Weather Service on Aug. 12.
Two law enforcement officers were communicating with one another over the radio about what they said looked like rotating clouds in the sky. Hardin County dispatch was monitoring the radio traffic and chose to activate the tornado sirens out of an "abundance of precaution."
Officials said the decision to activate the sirens was authorized by an experienced shift supervisor at E-911.
"The storm passed and no tornado was ever confirmed in Hardin County," Walker stated. "No tornado warning was ever issued by the National Weather Service in Louisville either."
Hardin County officials said in the future, they will only activate the sirens if a tornado warning has been issued by NWS Louisville. The siren system is also tested every Tuesday at noon, weather permitting.
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