I issued a funnel cloud at MSY at 2304 Z. There was a classic supercell about 4 miles West of the airport. I got confirmation from control tower. small hail was also reported.

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Posted by Big_Al_316

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 7:17 pm to MottLaneKid

We got em in Mobile too

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Posted by GeauxColonels

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 7:50 pm to Placebeaux

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That thing is loud.

Well...that's the point. It's also the sirens used if there is a problem at the plants in the area including the Waterford 3 nuclear facility.

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Posted by Placebeaux

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Posted on 1/22/17 at 2:30 am to GeauxColonels

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Well...that's the point. It's also the sirens used if there is a problem at the plants in the area including the Waterford 3 nuclear facility

Isn't that kinda dumb to use the same siren for different situations. For a tornado you want to get down but for some kind of plant explosion you would want to get away

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Posted by lurkr

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Posted on 1/22/17 at 2:33 am to Marco Esquandolas

better hope it's those and not the sirens for the nuke plant down the street

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Posted by Hammertime

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Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:05 am to Placebeaux

They are supposed to make different sounds for different things, but people have no idea what the difference is

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Posted by thejudge

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Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:48 am to Hammertime

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They are supposed to make different sounds for different things, but people have no idea what the difference is

The sirens followed by the mushroom cloud is for the nuclear plant

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Posted by Spankum

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Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:57 am to Hammertime

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They are supposed to make different sounds for different things, but people have no idea what the difference is

Interesting...never heard this before.

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Posted by GEAUXmedic

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Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:08 am to Spankum

Tornado sirens are usually a steady tone siren for 3-5 minutes, while defense sirens, in the case of a nuclear disaster, etc. are a wail tone siren. This may differ in different jurisdictions.

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Posted by notiger1997

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Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:10 am to MottLaneKid

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I issued a funnel cloud at MSY at 2304 Z. There was a classic supercell about 4 miles West of the airport. I got confirmation from control tower. small hail was also reported.

I was driving on the spillway when this shite went down. Scared the hell out of me with the alert going off on the radio and hail hitting my car.

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Posted by Volvagia

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Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:21 am to Placebeaux

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Isn't that kinda dumb to use the same siren for different situations. For a tornado you want to get down but for some kind of plant explosion you would want to get away

Those sirens aren't there to exclusively tell you want to do, but that something is wrong.

Supposed to tune in so you can catch either the news or EAS bulletin.

BTW, tornado sirens (aka seek shelter warnings) should be a warbled alarm. Loud then quiet repeats.

Nuclear related ones telling you need to get details ASAP are a loud steady tone.

ETA: Beaten to it earlier in the thread

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