STL Mayor Blames Human FAIL For Silent Sirens Amid Deadly Tornado

For everyone in the Midwest . . . This horrific storm mistake should garner more than a bit of attention.

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Tornado sirens did not sound in St. Louis during the extreme weather last week because of a “human failure,” Mayor Cara Spencer said Monday.

Since a devastating EF3 tornado ripped through the area on Friday that killed five people, an outpouring of residents have said they did not hear a warning that could have saved lives.

“A button wasn't pushed, and the sirens were not deployed,” the mayor said.

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St. Louis tornado sirens didn't go off. Mayor says it was the result of 'human failure'

The mayor's acknowledgement on Monday confirms what St. Louisans had suspected and feared: Residents were not given a warning for the first deadly tornado in the city since 1959.