![]() ![]() I've just learned that if it as the top of the hour (I almost always check the clock) don't worry about it.īTW this was a timely post because I was just going through this as the plant behind my office (1/4 mile) tested their sirens about 20 minutes ago. It drives me nuts because I can't remeber who tests when. They do it in zones and each plant within the zone has a different time. The problem that drives me nuts is that each chemical plant also tests its sirens 1X per week. The Reverse 911 works pretty quickly (last used for Hurricane Rita Evac). If it sounds at some other time.we know to expect a Reverse 911 call from the City explaining what it is about (they also have their own cable station they make anouncements on). So every first Thursday at 6, we know to listen for the alarm. The ISD also drills the kids pretty regularly too. A series of tornados that touched down north of Austin, Texas injured 23 people and left a path of destruction in their wake on Tuesday. In fact, when you move in they give you a welcoming basket with all that info included among other things. The City here has been pretty good about training everyone on the city signals. I know that it means this _, because it is documented here _. I have no idea if it means the end of the world or police coffee break. Just post a reply to say something like this : In addition to soliciting some useful information about my local area warning systems and procedures, let's use this thread as a sort of poll to find out how many people feel that the know what is happening when they hear a warning siren. Some cities document their public warning systems much better than others the Moore OK warning system information page is pretty good. However, I'm not sure that I'll remember 6mo from now that the 1st Wednesday of the month is siren test day. Abilene, TX weather warnings data may include but is not limited to: tornado warnings, tornado watches, thunderstorm watches, thunderstorm warnings, flood. I did learn from a web search that the siren that I heard was probably a test. I would imagine that the government entity that is operating the siren must / should have a local information source (website, radio, telephone, mobile text message, etc) that can provide information specific to the sounding of the siren. A large portion of north-central Texas saw tornadoes and severe weather on Friday. I hope that the answer isn't "tune to your local AM news station and listen for public announcements" I have little confidence that this will provide timely location specific information. A thunderstorm is seen near Paducah, Texas, on May 10, 2017. ![]() However, as far as the emergency alert sound is concerned, how do I know what the emergency is or whether is just a test of the siren ? How do I know for what purpose the siren is being sounded ? I do understand the difference between the emergency alert sound and the severe weather alert sound ( ). I heard the city warning siren sound a few minutes ago (~12noon, ). ![]()
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