The Emergency Alert System will test its communications systems Tuesday morning to prepare for tornado season.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index ranks Monroe County's probability of a tornado as relatively moderate. The ranking is a prediction of annual losses that factors in the vulnerability of the population and a community's resilience.

It's March, and in the Ohio Valley that means there's a chance for severe weather pretty much anytime a storm system moves through the region.

Marion County Emergency Management confirms that the county's outdoor tornado sirens failed during the statewide tornado siren test on Tuesday, March 11. Hancock County also confirmed to 13News that its tornado sirens also failed to activate during the test.

Jim Pirtle is the Director of the Sullivan County Emergency Management Agency, and he said the county also tested its tornado Tuesday and will be implementing a new system soon that can reach even more people.