Happyinwonerland
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Growing up in a medium-large sized town in north Alabama, our weather alarm was a loud, classic tornado siren. It was scary and you knew it meant to take shelter. I only remember hearing it when there was a tornado warning.
Here in a bigger city in Kentucky, the system sounds like Big Ben. Like a synthesized, computerized keyboard playing Big Ben. They do this alert for everything, from high pollen, to snow, to freezing temps, and tornadoes. It makes it hard to know if the alarm is"It's cold, wear a coat and don't sleep outside" or "Take cover and say a prayer".Since I am so programmed to think all weather alerts relate to a tornado, hearing that chime gets me a little nervius when it goes off.
Is this the norm most places, or does your town have a different system?
Here in a bigger city in Kentucky, the system sounds like Big Ben. Like a synthesized, computerized keyboard playing Big Ben. They do this alert for everything, from high pollen, to snow, to freezing temps, and tornadoes. It makes it hard to know if the alarm is"It's cold, wear a coat and don't sleep outside" or "Take cover and say a prayer".Since I am so programmed to think all weather alerts relate to a tornado, hearing that chime gets me a little nervius when it goes off.
Is this the norm most places, or does your town have a different system?