March 16, 201214 yr That lightening didn't come from a storm that was considered severe...in fact, it wasn't even raining, and the clouds were broken, with clear sky showing. In reality, that wasn't even a "storm". There were no sirens. The point is that if there had been warnings, they WOULDN'T have been out there. Then blame the National Weather Service. Stuff like that happens, it's sad but the reality is that it happens... Maybe we should just put the sirens off any time it's cloudy and keep everyone locked up inside all the time.
March 16, 201214 yr Then blame the National Weather Service. Stuff like that happens, it's sad but the reality is that it happens... Maybe we should just put the sirens off any time it's cloudy and keep everyone locked up inside all the time. I'd continue trying to convince you, but since the siren soundings will continue whether you'e annoyed or not, I'm going to drop it. Carry on, and be safe out there!
March 16, 201214 yr Except the fact that it wasn't a dangerous situation. Was there a storm? Was a storm possible?
March 16, 201214 yr That lightening didn't come from a storm that was considered severe...in fact, it wasn't even raining, and the clouds were broken, with clear sky showing. In reality, that wasn't even a "storm". There were no sirens. The point is that if there had been warnings, they WOULDN'T have been out there. So sirens would have helped? :sssh:
March 16, 201214 yr Was there a storm? Was a storm possible? There must have been somewhere in the county. I've seen plenty of worse storms where no sirens went off at all... Why don't we just put the sirens off for rain, it can be a dangerous situation too. I could slip and fall.
March 16, 201214 yr So sirens would have helped? :sssh: So like I said, sound the sirens every time it's remotly cloudy.
March 16, 201214 yr There must have been somewhere in the county. I've seen plenty of worse storms where no sirens went off at all... Why don't we just put the sirens off for rain, it can be a dangerous situation too. I could slip and fall. Really, you want to take this thread down that road? Thunderstorms, whether you want to admit it or not, have the potential to be dangerous. Obviously something made someone a little concerned for everyone's safety yesterday. I can't see why you have a problem with that. And much like RM, I'm going to bow out now simply because this one is going nowhere.
March 16, 201214 yr Really, you want to take this thread down that road? Thunderstorms, whether you want to admit it or not, have the potential to be dangerous. Obviously something made someone a little concerned for everyone's safety yesterday. I can't see why you have a problem with that. And much like RM, I'm going to bow out now simply because this one is going nowhere. Me slipping and falling because of some rain isn't dangerous?
March 16, 201214 yr All this discussion because the sirens went off 4 times....please, if it goes off once and saves a life it's worth it....I would rather hear the siren go off 50 times than have it go off once and someone die because they didn't hear it... Can't believe someone finds a possible life saving tool annoying.
March 16, 201214 yr Author Here are the reasons for the sirens going off in Madison County yesterday. Warning #1 5:46 pm North Madison County Warning #2 6:32 pm #3 6:59 pm #4 7:03 pm #5 7:10 pm
March 16, 201214 yr Author It was a rapidly developing situation and I think the National Weather Service and the Madison County Emergency Management team did an outstanding job.
March 16, 201214 yr Author So by sounding the sirens for just the 1st one some people may not have heard it and may have been caught by surprise almost 2 hours later by the last one. As for always hearing the alarm. I work right next to the Madison County EMA building and sometimes we can't hear the sirens in our building because of noise.
March 18, 201214 yr There's a worse storm right now in Richmond than I saw the other day. Lightning and everying... Shouldn't the sirens be going off?
March 18, 201214 yr There's a worse storm right now in Richmond than I saw the other day. Lightning and everying... Shouldn't the sirens be going off? Looks worse doesn't always mean it is worse.
March 18, 201214 yr Author There's a worse storm right now in Richmond than I saw the other day. Lightning and everying... Shouldn't the sirens be going off? If you knew the difference between a common thunderstorm and a severe one you wouldn't even ask this question.
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