It's tragic that 3 tornadoes struck the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, injuring 200 and killing at least 1. I haven't watched the news yet this morning to see if those numbers have been updated.
Back in June 2005 my family and I went to Virginia Beach on vacation. As usual, like many of you, I looked for sirens, since VB is a large city, but I saw none. And I don't know if there are sirens in Suffolk or not, or the other area where the tornadoes struck. But 200 injured makes me wonder if no sirens are the reason there was such a high number of injuries.
I know that tornadoes aren't real common up that way, as they are here in the midwest where I live. But, it just goes to show that MAYBE, had sirens been available, maybe the number of injured would've been much lower, and maybe no one would've died. Who knows for sure, though?