This one even my partner can hear (he is totally deaf in one ear). The thing is I have really good hearing, so if I miss the initial wind-up because the horn is facing in a direction away from my home, then the first blast always causes me to jump! The first time the sirens were tested this year, I didn't know about the newest placement, so when the sirens went off, I literally fell off the couch because I jumped. My partner looked over at me, and said, "are you OK?!" I said the sirens scared me, to which he replied: "what siren?" 
THEN he heard it!
When we lived in the other house and trained Tony (cat) and Voodoo (dog) to go to the interior bathroom, my partner was home when a test took place, and I told him he had to go with us. So, I am shooing everyone saying "Tornado! Tornado! Everyone to the bathroom!" My partner is laughing at me hysterically, until he looks over at me and sees I am shooting him "that look." Upon seeing it, he apologized profusely and promptly sat on the floor of the bathroom. I take drills very seriously; years of working in universities and colleges.
If you want to train your cats, you can use a very distinct sound maker (phone app or something), and train them to go to the closet. You'd be surprised how quickly they learn what to do when they hear the sound, even if they are sleeping elsewhere in the house.
HOT DAMN! The storm is slowing a bit, and the lightening is far way for the moment...I am gonna go jump in the shower! YEA!!!!
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