(KLZA)-- During the severe storms that moved through the listening area on Monday afternoon and evening tornado warning sirens were sounded in Falls City when the first tornado warning was issued.

However, when a second tornado warning was issued for the Falls City area later, the sirens did not sound.

Richardson County Emergency Management Director Brian Kirkendall told MSC News that when the power was on during the first tornado warning, the sirens sounded. After the power went out in Falls City, the backup generator at the courthouse did not work.

It is believed that a lightning strike possibly occurred the previous Saturday causing an issue, which left the generator stuck in reboot mode. That left the courthouse without power and the computer system that triggers the sirens to sound, was unable to send a signal to the sirens to sound when the second tornado warning was issued.