Emergency officials explain use of sirens before Hugo tornado

Cleaning up
Over 50 homes were completely destroyed in the tornado that struck the community north of St. Paul.
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Warning sirens did go off in Hugo before Sunday's tornado, but at a community meeting last night, some residents expressed concern that the sirens went off just before the tornado hit. When the sirens went silent, residents said they thought they were in the clear, which was certainly not the case. Deb Paige, Washington County's emergency manager, explains how the sirens were used on Sunday.

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