South Carolina police field calls from residents alarmed by noisy cicadas

Newberry county sheriff’s office reassures people siren-like roar is male cicadas singing to attract mates after a decade dormant

Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.

The Newberry county sheriff’s office sent out a message on Facebook on Tuesday letting people know that the whining sound is just the male cicadas singing to attract mates after more than a decade dormant.