Clear skies meant no tornadoes were headed toward mid-Michigan, but across the state many heard the warnings.
Michigan State University tested out its new speaker system for the first time during severe weather awareness week.
"That gives them specific direction of what we ask them to do in a tornado situation," said Capt. Penny Fischer, Michigan State University Police's Support Services Division Commander. "Primarily to find shelter, inside a sturdy structure away from windows."
"Glass is a very bad thing when it comes to tornadoes," explained Lansing Emergency Management Chief Mike Tobin. "The wind will break it, pick it up, and throw it around and become sharp in their homes."
He says if you don't have a basement, find shelter near something bolted to the ground, like a bathtub.
"One of the misconceptions you don't want to do is get under bridges," said Chief Tobin. "If a tornado goes over a bridge, it's actually increasing speed on the bottom side of the bridge and actually create more harm."
He says one of the biggest problems is people don't take the warnings seriously.
"They say oh it's away from me, and they don't realize they can change path very quickly," said Chief Tobin.
The sirens are meant to alert people outside to get indoors, so it's important to sign up for mobile and email alert systems too.
"We also have a new desktop alerting software that we just launched last week," said Capt. Fischer. "That'll give a pop up message into computers alerting people to an emergency."
So no matter where you are, you're ready to find a safe place.
