Tornado Sirens?

Colin · #21 Postby **Colin** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 4:36 pm

Like I said somewhere before, I have a Motorola Walkie-Talkie that has a built in Weather Radio, and it has an Alert feature that you can set on it... you don't even need to be on the weather radio to hear it. It is really cool... not that expensive either!

It's cool to use... if I go outside with my friends when thunderstorms are in the forecast I take it out with me just in case a warning is issued.

JetMaxx · #22 Postby **JetMaxx** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:14 pm

azskyman wrote:How many of you actually use the alert part of your weather radio? Or do you shut the alert off so it won't wake you at night?

Is your alarm feature left on?

I do Steve....and the alarm mode is always left on. I purchased a NOAA wxradio model with the S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding) feature in 2001 so I could program in just my county and counties located immediately to my NW, west, SW, and south.

Take care,
Perry

Guest · #23 Postby **Guest** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:42 pm

We don't have tornado sirens here in central FL (well maybe some, but none near me). The only warnings I know of is the Emergency Broadcast System that takes over local tv stations and radio stations that sounds loud beeps followed by the warning. Is the Emergency Broadcast System nationwide?

ColdFront77 · #24 Postby **ColdFront77** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:45 pm

Jen, the "Emergency Alert System" replaced the "Emergency Broadcast System" in January 1997. The "Emergency Broadcast System" was established in 1963.

The "Emergency Alert System" is a nationwide system.

Perry, I will probably get a NOAA Weather Radio with S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology soon. Not sure how soon. It sounds really neat especially living so close to two other counties.

Guest · #25 Postby **Guest** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 9:09 pm

Thanks Coldfront. Can you all tell I'm a beginner? LOL

#26 Postby **azskyman** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 11:16 pm

Jen, you are hopelessly being sucked into a group of people whose passion for weather you will never understand. Just look at your poor husband sometime when a storm is brewing and he's at a party or something where he can't get outside to see it. He paces the floor, doesn't he.

And there comes a point in a marriage where the "not tonight honey, I'm too tired" line really does happen. Funny thing though, my wife learned that if it stormed outside after I went to bed "so tired," I'd be up for hours looking out the window at lightning in the distance.

A strange bunch we are, Jen. I should feel sorry for you, BUT, I know in reality you are actually blessed to be married to a weather guy.

Guest · #27 Postby **Guest** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 2:49 pm

Oh I'm blessed alright, LOL :wink:

stormraiser · #28 Postby **stormraiser** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 5:10 pm

In my elementary school, that closed in 1978, we had tornado drills. This was in Suburban DC (Upper Marlboro, MD). I moved to LaPlata, MD, which according to news reports had tornado sirens going the day the F4 hit.

Pro-Storm · #29 Postby **Pro-Storm** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 7:10 pm

There was a tornado warning last night at 2am here in St. George, SC (of all places). The town has a loud siren device mounted about a block and a half away from my house......would've been nice to hear it!

blizzard · #30 Postby **blizzard** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 9:44 pm

Could possibly be hearing them tornado sirens sometime tonight. As hunter posted in another topic, tornados have been sighted about 80 miles west of us (moving east )and a funnel cloud about 30 miles northeast of here.

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