Event Brief
Oct 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM ET
Putnam County Gets $381,000 for Warning System
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Putnam County secured $315,000 in FEMA grants for sirens and another $66,000 for weather radios, Mayor Randy Porter announced. The funding will modernize the outdoor warning system, replacing a county-wide blanket activation model in which every siren sounds at once.
WHO: Putnam County; Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
WHAT: Putnam County secured more than $380,000 in FEMA grants for tornado warning system upgrades.
WHEN: Reported Oct 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM ET
WHERE: Putnam County, Tennessee
WHY: The funding will modernize the county's outdoor warning system and move it away from a county-wide blanket activation model where every siren sounds at once.
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