Tornado sirens could have saved lives

[StonedChipmunk]

Here we go again.
For the millionth time....
Sirens are for outdoor warning, not waking people up at 3am.
They aren't alarm clocks. Sirens are for warning those who
are outdoors only. Yeah, those who live close to the sirens would
probably be roused from sleep by the siren but that's not what
sirens are for.

Unless it is a T-135

Very true

[holler]

Tonite on the CBS evening news they talked about whether or not sirens whould have saved lives in Florida. They said the enormous cost is what is stopping them and concerns that the tress might prevent the sound from traveling as far as it should.

They also showed two neglected but functioning Thunderbolts, a faded Allertor, and a T-128.

[Robert Gift]

Wish I could have seen that.

[danwisbey85]

Sounds like they are trying to according to this:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/wea ... -headlines

Plus other sites mention this too!

Dan.

[Columbus]

I'd be surprised that Florida would have so few sirens anyway, even older ones from the Cold War, given the proximity to Cuba and how quickly they needed to be prepared in the days of the missile crisis for a quick shelter run just in case. I would think Florida would be a well-sirened area.

[kagome122885]

These communities ravaged by these tornadoes should also check out Siren Central if they can't afford a new system.

[whs1325]

The Florida House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety heard testimony yesterday on emergency warning systems, particularly for tornado warnings. One of the witnesses was the Florida representitive for Federal Signal Corp. who spoke about siren systems and how they can work in conjuction with NOAA weather radio and other media sources. It was an interesting presentation, and the committee seemed very interested and may recommend that the legislature provide financial assistance to communities that wish to install siren systems. We'll have to wait and see if that really happens but I'd bet we begin to see serious talk about installing siren systems in Florida.

[whs1325]

Here's a little press release about a siren demonstration today in Seminole county, Florida.

http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/guide/p ... sp?ID=1803

[Adam Pollak]

Seminole county is having a demo from Whelen with spotters at 1 mile and 2 miles away to report back on sound. Next week, Federal is setting off one of their sirens.

With the reverse 911, the county only has 72 landlines to dial out of from their system. 400,000 land line numbers in the county. 72 phone lines. Ringing takes 8 seconds...message takes 20 seconds. Great for boil water orders for a specific neighborhood.

[Castlevania2006]

Night time tornado warnings are a diffrent matter then day time warnings.
during the day people are alert to there surroundings & at night when they sleep the situation changes.

many people sleep diffrently then others, some might hear the warning & take shelter, some might think it's a false alarm & ignore it, & some might just sleep right through it, due to being a heavy sound sleeper, sleeping aids, being passed out.

Just my two cents