The WARN Act is coming up ahead of the next severe weather season, prompted by emergency alert siren failures last year in several Kansas counties, including Sedgwick County and the Wichita area.

Oklahoma, are tallying last year’s severe weather reports. Across Kansas, 89 tornadoes were reported, more than double the 39 tornadoes counted in 2023.

A severe storm releases a bolt of lightning on May 19 over Finney County. Kansas saw more than double the number of tornadoes in 2024 than the previous year, with a preliminary report of 89. (AJ Dome ...