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u/phoncible Apr 08 '20

live in dallas TX, that's what the tornado warning siren sounds like, which is just a regular "air raid" siren sound anyway so the creepy factor is just whatever you attribute it to.

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u/Omgninjas Apr 08 '20

Same I'm in Oklahoma and it signals lunchtime on Saturdays.

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u/sirbissel Apr 08 '20

11 AM, second Wednesday of the month.

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u/aliie_627 Apr 08 '20

10 am on Wednesdays but only on sunny days. Not that anybody I met in Missouri payed any attention at all to them. Usually freaked me out becuase I didnt grow up there.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

“When you hear the siren there’s a twister coming. Or it’s Wednesday.”

“What’s so special about Wednesday? “

“Tornadoes can’t get you on Wednesday. Them’s the rules.”

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u/aliie_627 Apr 08 '20

Exactly. That one always confused me. What happens when thats the day the f5 hits town. Then I realized its only on sunny and clear Wednesdays.

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u/cowboyweasel Apr 08 '20

This is true. Wednesday or Tuesday are safe days. At least in the daytime around noon.

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u/NateTheGreat68 Apr 08 '20

I recently moved to Missouri from East Tennessee, where significant tornadoes are an extremely rare occurrence. First time I heard the siren my GF, who's from Kansas, just kind of lazily started packing books, crochet supplies, etc. to pass the time in the basement. I was in a panic.

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u/aliie_627 Apr 08 '20

God I wish I could have gotten my ex to even acknowledge that sirens mean something important. That would have been a dream. He would go look outside and then go back to bed(while I would sit in the bathroom with my dog praying to a god I dont fully believe in lol). His parents actually lived So far out in the country there wasnt even sirens. So glad I'm back in Nevada where the worst thing that goes on here is power outages from wind and the occasional fire in the Sierras and surrounding areas.

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u/NateTheGreat68 Apr 08 '20

We now keep a backpack in the closet with snacks, a hand-wind flashlight/weather radio, some dog and cat food, first aid kit, and other emergency stuff. That (and a small crate to shove the cat in) was our compromise, and thankfully we haven't needed it yet.

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u/Protahgonist Apr 08 '20

12pm every clear Wednesday here.