I Hope Everyone Survived The Tornadoes, If There Were Any.

[KingDL1]

Holy cow the tornado sirens went off twice, that is the first time I have ever been woke up by sirens. A little eerie

Edited February 11, 2009 by KingDL1

[bstnsportsfan3]

nothing bad here in Denton...just alot of rain and some 50 mph winds...

[UNT_playmaker]

Tornadoes never touch down in Denton... Something weird about the city.....

Fort Worth is the place to be for large hail and tornadoes....

[yyz28]

A little wind and rain, but nothing major in McKinney...

[LongJim]

River Oaks/west FW area got a fairly good blow last night. Good bit of rain, but the storm wasn't as bad there as it could have been.

[forevereagle]

Holy cow the tornado sirens went off twice, that is the first time I have ever been woke up by sirens. A little eerie

The sirens are not for tornados, they are to alert you to any immediate danger. Chances are, they were not alerting you of a tornado, just a thunderstorm.

[KingDL1]

The sirens are not for tornados, they are to alert you to any immediate danger. Chances are, they were not alerting you of a tornado, just a thunderstorm.

It was explained to me that in Dallas, the sirens go off during a storm only when a funnel cloud has been identified approaching or in the area. How it is identified I am not sure at night maybe just a hook echo on radar. But in day they were usually sighted. It may mean it was sighted in Arlington moving east, but there is a real danger. I don't know if it has changed but I would think it would be ill advised to change the warning system to include just a thunder storm, then you would have the cry wolf scenario and nobody would take it seriously.

During an Emergency

In the event of a Tornado Warning residents will hear a 3 to 5 minute steady signal of the sirens. When you hear the sirens during bad weather, go indoors and seek shelter in the most interior room in your home or office. You should avoid the outside walls and windows. An interior bathroom, closet, or other room is generally the safest location. Cover yourself with pillows or get under heavy furniture for protection. If you have access to a radio or television, turn it on to a local channel to listen for essential emergency information. All local channels will interrupt programming to issue Tornado Warnings and advise you where the tornado is located. Please do not call local fire or police agencies to ask why the sirens are sounding unless immediate assistance is needed.

What I found for Dallas

Edited February 11, 2009 by KingDL1

[Quoner]

The sirens are not for tornados, they are to alert you to any immediate danger. Chances are, they were not alerting you of a tornado, just a thunderstorm.

I heard rumblings from news folk who had to cover it that someone screwed up and accidentally sounded the alarms after we were all clear in Dallas last night. I'm sure it's in a paper today, but I've been too lazy to look it up.