Anybody from Illinois get caught up in them big storms

[t-bolt82]

They are only activated for tornado warnings, so when they sound, you head to shelter. I personally think its stupid to sound sirens for any other reason than TAKE COVER NOW!

Well, many of the counties around here in MI sound the sirens for severe thunderstorms with winds that are 70mph or higher. Even if theres not a tornado, those are still pretty damaging winds - and while you dont necessarily need to take cover, you shouldnt really be outdoors.

[erik92da]

I was at work when the first tornado warning was issued around 9 am. Did the STH-10 at the Coloma fire dept or the Palisades Nuclear Plant 2001s sound? Nope. Maybe when the second warning came across around 10 am? Why, that would be a waste of electricity...

Oh, I almost forgot, (most of) Berrien county has a policy of not sounding sirens UNTIL THERE IS A CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN!!!

Dont know if the Niles Allertors were set off since they all ended up pointing north with the strong south winds, but I know the massive 2001 system in St. Joseph county Indiana was triggered multiple times.

[t-bolt82]

I was at work when the first tornado warning was issued around 9 am. Did the STH-10 at the Coloma fire dept or the Palisades Nuclear Plant 2001s sound? Nope. Maybe when the second warning came across around 10 am? Why, that would be a waste of electricity...
Oh, I almost forgot, (most of) Berrien county has a policy of not sounding sirens UNTIL THERE IS A CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN!!!
Dont know if the Niles Allertors were set off since they all ended up pointing north with the strong south winds, but I know the massive 2001 system in St. Joseph county Indiana was triggered multiple times.

How many Allertors are there in Niles? I've seen just one video of one in a park someplace - forget the name - are there others?

[erik92da]

How many Allertors are there in Niles? I've seen just one video of one in a park someplace - forget the name - are there others?

There are 3 in Niles. The one in the video has a loose rotator drive chain or something because it only takes about a 15-20 mph wind to turn it. During one test, a gust of wind stopped its rotation for a couple seconds. The other 2 only turn when there is a very strong wind, like yesterday.

[PFD1]

The sirens in Kalamazoo county MI went off about 11:30 am.

[Toledo 2t22]

I had decided to skip lunch to work on our group project for engineering. It was about 11:55 when I finished eating my lunch in the engineering lab and I checked the weather on the computer; all we had was a sever thunderstorm warning. 5 minutes later I heard the 9/12 port screamer down the street from my high school go off, and our school's tornado alarm system followed by a few minutes later. In the end we were told to get in the closet in the room and stay there until an all clear was issued by the school administrators. I guess the only reason we went under a warning was because the history of the storm for it had already produced a few tornadoes in Ohio earlier in the day. Barely even rained where I was