CANCELED: Ingham County calls off tornado siren test Wednesday

UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect Ingham County cancelling the tornado siren test for Wednesday afternoon.

Tornado sirens will no longer sound Wednesday across Ingham County.

The county had planned to test its outdoor warning siren system at 1 p.m., but according to an alert email Wednesday morning, the practice has been canceled.

"This test will not be rescheduled, but we will resume our regular schedule of 1pm on the first Saturday of the month in April," the email said. "Once again - the tornado sirens will NOT be sounded at 1pm today, but we encourage you to use that time to plan where you would shelter in the event of an actual alert."

The test was going to be part of Michigan's annual Severe Weather Awareness Week, according to a previous county alert email.

According to the earlier email, the countywide siren system rings out in three situations:

• "Tornado Warning issued by the National Weather Service

• Extreme Winds (80mph or higher) expected to enter the county or reported by spotters in the county

• A reliable tornado report by trained weather spotters"

Contact reporter Jared Weber at 517-582-3937 or jtweber@lsj.com.

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Ingham County cancels tornado siren test Wednesday