Hold on. Let me tell you. Sirens in Tennessee are the most bass ackward thing already.
Instead of having a siren sound going off while there is danger in the area… the siren going off is just the NOAA voice reading the alert like you hear on the radio! Big ass “siren” goes, “The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for (list of counties). At 7:55PM, Central Daylight Time, a storm capable of producing a tornado was located-”
After it reads off this useless info, what does it do? It shuts off. It stops making noise.
How are you supposed to hear it over the rain and thunder? How are you supposed to know when the danger is passed?
If it worked like it does in Oklahoma I would defend it but this is a travesty.
That’s certainly not normal. I’ve seen numerous recordings of voice-capable sirens from TN and I’ve never seen one broadcast any EAS messages. Usually there’s pre-recorded messages like “Tornado warning. This is a tornado warning. Residents should immediately take cover.” stored on the controller which is used for such cases. For the siren to be doing what you’re describing means something is seriously wrong with your sirens. Probably an incompetent EMA manager.
Hold on. Let me tell you. Sirens in Tennessee are the most bass ackward thing already.
Instead of having a siren sound going off while there is danger in the area… the siren going off is just the NOAA voice reading the alert like you hear on the radio! Big ass “siren” goes, “The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for (list of counties). At 7:55PM, Central Daylight Time, a storm capable of producing a tornado was located-”
After it reads off this useless info, what does it do? It shuts off. It stops making noise.
How are you supposed to hear it over the rain and thunder? How are you supposed to know when the danger is passed?
If it worked like it does in Oklahoma I would defend it but this is a travesty.
That’s certainly not normal. I’ve seen numerous recordings of voice-capable sirens from TN and I’ve never seen one broadcast any EAS messages. Usually there’s pre-recorded messages like “Tornado warning. This is a tornado warning. Residents should immediately take cover.” stored on the controller which is used for such cases. For the siren to be doing what you’re describing means something is seriously wrong with your sirens. Probably an incompetent EMA manager.
I obviously refuse to tell you what specific part of Tennessee I’m in but I’ll try to find someone to email about it.
Definitely get in contact woth with your local EMA. With storms only getting worse and more frequent it’s pretty urgent.