have you driven around the area you thought you heard the siren coming from to see what it may have been? also, I'm sure you are already planning on doing this - but try to recreate the situation at the same time next week or month. that's what I'd do.

I'm confused. was it bright and sunny when the ravenous maw came through? why was this dude totally shocked? I could understand if NWS didn't issue any warnings or watches at all, but...was he really that oblivious?

how lucky, and yet unlucky, that you were there at that very moment!

thanks for the intel. I think this is a sign of things to come nationwide.

I liked the closeups of the siren in the 2nd video. and seeing what an EMA looks like inside their little office. to me, there should be uniformity. as for when to sound the sirens, that's a little harder to tell. last weekend our county sirens went off and what the doppler indications that caused t...

too hilly? seriously?

bradhig wrote: hear what sounds like a touch tone phone used to start the sirens.

I've heard of sirens being activated this way. I think it's an older method.

FedTB wrote: I know that Cobb County outside of Atlanta uses sirens.

Cobb and Cherokee both use sirens; not 100% sure of other surrounding counties. They were definitely used twice overnight here though luckily no tornado.

sirenita: I' a little surprise the sirens only went off once in light of the weather I'm seeing around there on TWC! they went off a second time at 2:10 am. cobb county only sounds them for tornado warnings. but it was cool to hear the 2810 or 2910 in the back, and the nearest thunderbolt wind up s...

Just as I was reading this very thread, my local 2910 went off. I'd only heard it once before (which started my siren love affair) and hadn't noticed the voice. I couldn't make it out but I'm assuming it was a general "Attention: this is a tornado warning" type message. Does anyone know if...

sounds like someone needs to justify their cushy job!!


(hi all, this is my first post.)