Did you hear that? Suburban Chicago tornado sirens ‘accidentally' go off in middle of night – NBC 5 Chicago

Did you hear that? Suburban Chicago tornado sirens ‘accidentally’ go off in middle of night  NBC 5 Chicago

The 3 a.m. sirens were heard across DuPage County, including in Darien, Glen Ellyn, Villa Park, Downers Grove and more. The sirens went off “inadvertently” across all of DuPage County at 3 a.m. Editor's Note: In an update about 9:30 a.m., DuPage County said a staff member "accidentally activated" the tornado sirens during a test. Did you hear tornado sirens go off overnight across the Chicago suburbs under perfectly calm skies? In the quiet of the night, many in DuPage County were woken up about 3 a.m. Tuesday to tornado sirens blaring across multiple communities. Many took the mystery to social media, wondering if others heard the sound too. In a post on X, the National Weather Service in Chicago said nothing had been triggered on their end.

We have no idea as nothing was triggered from our office. We are hearing this may have been countywide per several other people. Shortly after the sirens went off, agencies across DuPage County began posting that the sirens were an accident. "We are aware of the siren activation at 0300 hours and understand that there may be questions and concerns regarding what occurred," DuPage Public Safety Communications said in a Facebook post just before 4 a.m. "An official statement will be shared when additional details are confirmed." An hour earlier, the village