Full Notification

THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN MICHIGAN

With that in mind, as in years past, all residents are asked to take a moment to familiarize themselves with the township's emergency siren procedure.

SUMPTER TOWNSHIP EMERGENCY SIREN PROCEDURE

Sumpter Township is equipped with fourteen emergency notification sirens strategically positioned throughout the township. In the event of an emergency that requires community notification through the use of the township siren system, the following procedure should be followed:

1. In the event of inclement weather (severe thunderstorm with possible severe damaging winds of 58mph+, large hail or tornado warning), the sirens will be activated. The community response to the activation should be to seek shelter on the lowest level (basement) of their dwelling or inside a nearby building if outside or in a mobile home.

2. If no basement is available, move into the interior area of the building with as few windows as possible and take cover. Residents inside mobile homes should move to an emergency site inside their park if the current conditions permit such a move.

3. If the siren system is activated and there is no apparent bad weather, residents are advised to tune into local TV and radio stations for possible public service announcements which may be related to a non-weather emergency condition (i.e. hazardous material spill, wildfire, Nuclear Power Plant condition, etc.).

4. Based on Sumpter Township’s location within Wayne County, the monitoring of neighboring counties (Washtenaw, Monroe, and Lenawee) takes place in an effort to obtain as much advance severe weather condition information as possible.

Actual weather/emergency-related siren activation cycles run steadily for 5 minutes. Please be advised, activation cycles may be repeated during an incident to ensure residents are alerted to the situation at hand.

There is no "all-clear" signal. Please tune to local media outlets for information on when the threat is over.

*The siren system is tested on the first Friday of each month at 12:00 noon. The test runs for approximately one minute.

**IMPORTANT NOTICE**

Wednesday, March 24th at 1:00 pm has been designated as a statewide tornado drill. While other area communities might be activating their siren systems during this drill, SUMPTER TOWNSHIP WILL NOT BE ACTIVATING OUR SIRENS so as to not create confusion with residents who are unaware of the drill. We ask that you instead use the time to research and develop an emergency action plan for yourselves and your families.

*For more information about severe weather & safety, please visit: weather.gov/dtx/svraware
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WE ARE A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORMREADY COMMUNITY!

In July 2019, Sumpter Township was certified as a StormReady Community by the National Weather Service.

To be designated as StormReady, a community must:

- Establish a 24-hour warning point and emergency operations center

- Have more than one way to receive severe weather warnings and forecasts and to alert the public

- Create a system that monitors weather conditions locally

- Promote the importance of public readiness through community seminars

- Develop a formal hazardous weather plan, which includes training severe weather spotters and holding emergency exercises.

We are one of only two townships in the State of Michigan to achieve this certification.

For more info, visit: weather.gov/StormReady and weather.gov/stormready/mi-sr