Future is cloudy for 最新杏吧原创鈥� 60 tornado warning sirens

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ST. LOUIS 鈥� The city鈥檚 60 tornado warning sirens are about 22 years old, potentially vulnerable to hacking and getting more difficult and expensive to repair as they age, the head of the City Emergency Management Agency says.

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