said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Nov 23, 2010 2:21am
"tornado warning for: southern champaign county in west central Ohio, northern clark county in west central Ohio, eastern miami county in west central Ohio,
Until 230 am est.
At 202 am est, radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. This dangerous storm was located near haven view, moving east at 45 mph."
If the storm is just capable of producing shouldn't it just be a "tornado watch" instead of a warning?
At this point I'm hoping a real tornado comes along for once.
Until 230 am est.
At 202 am est, radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. This dangerous storm was located near haven view, moving east at 45 mph."
If the storm is just capable of producing shouldn't it just be a "tornado watch" instead of a warning?
At this point I'm hoping a real tornado comes along for once.
mcburg93
Posts: 3,167
Nov 23, 2010 2:36am
This sucks Ive been sitting outside watching the skies for the last 45 minutes. I hate this but would rather let my family sleep and me keep an eye out for them.
Thread Bomber
Posts: 1,851
Nov 23, 2010 7:30am
They blow those damn sirens off at the slightes hint of some wind.
The idiots in charge will be totally shocked when 50 people get killed because of the maly false alarms.
The idiots in charge will be totally shocked when 50 people get killed because of the maly false alarms.
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Steel Valley Football
Posts: 4,548
Nov 23, 2010 8:49am
Dumb thread. Tornado sirens save lives. In doing so, sometimes they wake people up at inconvenient times.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Nov 23, 2010 8:58am
...how do they work?effing Tornado sirens
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Nov 23, 2010 10:16am
Heretic;572241 wrote:...how do they work?
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Nov 23, 2010 10:39am
said_aouita;572155 wrote:"tornado warning for: southern champaign county in west central Ohio, northern clark county in west central Ohio, eastern miami county in west central Ohio,
Until 230 am est.
At 202 am est, radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. This dangerous storm was located near haven view, moving east at 45 mph."
If the storm is just capable of producing shouldn't it just be a "tornado watch" instead of a warning?
At this point I'm hoping a real tornado comes along for once.
This I agree with.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Nov 23, 2010 10:40am
Thread Bomber;572183 wrote:They blow those damn sirens off at the slightes hint of some wind.
The idiots in charge will be totally shocked when 50 people get killed because of the maly false alarms.
This I don't.
Sirens are sounded when there is a warning. The NWS issues the warnings.
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Nov 23, 2010 2:16pm
Not necessarily the case. Tornado Sirens are sounded by the County. I live in Butler County who only sound the siren for a Tornado Warning. Hamilton County, less that a mile away, sounds theirs anytime there is a Tornado Watch with a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.WebFire;572314 wrote:This I don't.
Sirens are sounded when there is a warning. The NWS issues the warnings.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Nov 23, 2010 3:41pm
Curly J;572654 wrote:Not necessarily the case. Tornado Sirens are sounded by the County. I live in Butler County who only sound the siren for a Tornado Warning. Hamilton County, less that a mile away, sounds theirs anytime there is a Tornado Watch with a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
I've never heard of any county doing that. If they do, that is a terrible policy.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Nov 23, 2010 3:47pm
Also, not all counties control the sirens. The county I live in does not. Each town with sirens controls their own. The county north of me does control all sirens, and they get some complaints when a "radar indicated" tornado is spotted to the very north of the county, and the sirens go off in the south 40 miles away.