SEMINOLE – Since Seminole does not have tornado warning sirens or a tornado shelter, it’s up to residents to prepare and have a plan, said Gaines County Emergency Management Director Robert Barrett.One reason there are no longer sirens in Seminole is because they became obsolete and are too expensive to replace. He noted there currently are two ways to receive tornado alerts locally.One is via an National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather radio. They are available at Wal-Mart and online. The NOAA Weather Radio is an automated 24-hour network of Very High Frequency (VHF) FM weather radio stations in ...