SEASIDE (AP) — The Seaside sirens will soon be silenced.

The city is installing new tsunami warning sirens in six locations throughout Seaside.

The sirens will only sound in an actual emergency, providing some quiet to residents accustomed to weekly Wednesday night tests under the old system.

At a recent City Council meeting, some officials worried that the weekly testing had become a possible hazard. City Councilman David Moore says locals tune out the sound after several years of hearing it.

The new sirens were paid for through a $175,000 federal grant.

———

Information from: The Daily Astorian, http://www.dailyastorian.com