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English: Video of Federal Signal Thunderbeam Warning / Civil Defense Siren Test in "Alert" mode for Severe Weather Awareness Week. Recorded in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Recorded in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
A Federal Signal Modulator siren in Bay Head, New Jersey.. Federal Signal Modulators (also known as Modulator Speaker Arrays) are electronic warning devices produced by Federal Signal Corporation that are used to alert the public about tornadoes, severe weather, earthquakes, fires, lahars, tsunamis, or any other disaster.
The warning is then disseminated to the public through terrestrial television and radio stations, online media, mobile app and SMS messaging through Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA); if a tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar within the warned area during the severe thunderstorm warning's duration, civil defense sirens, if present, are ...
When activated, sirens will sound for 3-5 minutes and repeat every 10-15 minutes while a warning is active. They do not sound continuously or issue an "all clear" alert when a warning expires.
During tornado warnings, move to the lowest level of a sturdy building. It is best to go to a basement, safe room or storm cellar. If unavailable, use an interior room or hallway without windows.
Warning sirens could be heard ringing out in downtown Chicago as multiple tornadoes touched down close to the city on Wednesday 12 July. The eerie sound could be heard in footage posted by Twitter ...
Sirens are used on emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars, and fire engines. Many fire sirens (used for summoning volunteer firefighters) serve double duty as tornado or civil defense sirens, alerting an entire community of impending danger. Most fire sirens are either mounted on the roof of a fire station or on a pole next ...
Sirens do not just mean tornadoes but can point to any severe weather event. “Know the difference between a watch and a warning,” said Bill Hanna, Tarrant County spokesperson.