Just a heads up during this Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota - you’ll hear sirens Thursday. It’s just a test. They’ll go off at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service is holding a statewide tornado siren test on Thursday. Hennepin County will participate in the test, which means we'll hear sirens at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The tests ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. If you heard tornado sirens blaring across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Thursday, don’t be alarmed — but don’t completely ignore them, either.