Tornado Sirens going off

[liberal N proud]

But it looks like it is 20 mile away with the direction mostly away from us. Why do they do this?

Tornado's are isolated and don't take out 20/30 mile areas at once.

[Swede Atlanta]

1. Take cover.....

[Aerows]

2. Good luck, my friend! n/t

[Purveyor]

3. It happened to us just this afternoon and just like your case, the suspected

funnel cloud was about 25 mile northeast of us.

I guess better safe than sorry but I'm afraid people might start ignoring them with so many unwarranted alarms.

[liberal N proud]

6. Boy who cried wolf

People will quit paying attention.

[Skidmore]

4. Be careful.

It has gotten dicey around here for a while. We're expecting more storms later.

[liberal N proud]

7. I grew up in Iowa, I know what are dealing with

Also lived in Northern Missouri for 20 years.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

5. A storm can produce more than one tornado.

Take the warning seriously.

[liberal N proud]

9. 7:30 est

[Ghost in the Machine]

10. A little more informatiom... like *WHERE* they're going off... would be helpful to some people...N/T

[AceAcme]

11. Yes, is the OP posting about the Ukraine or Indonesia or New Zealand?

Are we supposed to guess where on the planet this is taking place?

[Ghost in the Machine]

16. Welcome to DU, AceAcme.... obscure posts without reference are a pet peeve of mine.. N/T

[blogslut]

12. Perhaps the winds in your area are strong enough to set off the alarms?

Just because the winds aren't tornado-force doesn't mean they aren't strong enough to do some damage.

[liberal N proud]

13. Can't be too serious, they are cutting to Dancing Wit The Stars.

Even though they were talking hook-echo.

[blogslut]

15. Oh, you mean a television alarm/siren?

TV stations are obligated to warn of Tornadoes in their viewing area, not just the town in which they are located.

I thought you were speaking of physical Tornado sirens.

[liberal N proud]

18. We had sirens as well

We had some hail, and a lot of heavy rain. Nothting that needed sirens locally.

[malaise]

14. Just stay safe

Even they don't know exactly where they're going

[MohRokTah]

17. Tornado warnings are more proactive these days.

Doppler radar has become so accurate they can see the rotation in the clouds well in advance of a funnel cloud developing, let alone a tornado on the ground. It's purely for safety as a tornado can drop out of such rotation very quickly.