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Tornado sirens going off...
Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:14 pm
In Hahnville, LA...
Uh oh...
Uh oh...
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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:15 pm to Marco Esquandolas
But Peej said...
Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:16 pm to dinner roll
Peej should be banned from posting in weather threads.
Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:28 pm to tigerbandpiccolo
Boy shut yo mouth
Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:29 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Prayers.
Hope everyone stays safe.
Hope everyone stays safe.
Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:30 pm to Marco Esquandolas
The Whistles Go WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted on 1/21/17 at 6:08 pm to Marco Esquandolas
You just hear the trump train.
Posted on 1/21/17 at 6:10 pm to Marco Esquandolas
this needed a thread
Posted on 1/21/17 at 6:15 pm to Marco Esquandolas
quote:
Tornado sirens going off...
Is that what that was? I was going through there about 45mins ago and could hear it. That thing is loud.
Posted on 1/21/17 at 7:16 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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.
Posted on 1/21/17 at 7:17 pm to MottLaneKid
We got em in Mobile too
Posted on 1/21/17 at 7:50 pm to Placebeaux
quote:
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.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 2:30 am to GeauxColonels
quote:
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
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
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
Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:48 am to Hammertime
quote:
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
Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:57 am to Hammertime
quote:
They are supposed to make different sounds for different things, but people have no idea what the difference is
Interesting...never heard this before.
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.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:10 am to MottLaneKid
quote:
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.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:21 am to Placebeaux
quote:
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
This post was edited on 1/22/17 at 10:24 am
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