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Dakota County, Minnesota Sirens

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:42 pm
by Mrs. Thunderbolt
Hey there,


Haven't posted in forever, but my sister and I were talking about how the sirens activated today in Burnsville. She said it was a simple rain and nothing of the sort on the television spoke about a tornado warning, yet they sound the alert tones. Anyone have an idea why?

Thanks,
~Nikki

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:00 am
by NanSiren
Could have been for Severe Thunderstorm Warning. The Twin Cities area was under one today. Here's Dakota County's siren info page:

http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HandlingEmer ... Sirens.htm

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:39 am
by anepstad
Dakota County sounds their sirens for severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings.

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:47 am
by Mrs. Thunderbolt
So my sister was wrong that it was just raining, and was in fact a Severe Thunderstorm Warning? That's a bit more understandable, She had me thinking the sirens went off every time it rained :P

~Nikki

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:53 am
by anepstad
Mrs. Thunderbolt wrote:So my sister was wrong that it was just raining, and was in fact a Severe Thunderstorm Warning? That's a bit more understandable, She had me thinking the sirens went off every time it rained :P

~Nikki
Yes there was severe thunderstorm warnings for Dakota county today.

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:11 am
by Hacksaw
Wow, Nikki, long time no hear!

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:23 am
by Mrs. Thunderbolt
Yeah, hey :-)

I wasn't on this siren board for probably a good year, but now I'm checking every day on the Audio/Video form for new videos, especially of Thunderbolt 1000Ts.

Glad to be back!
~Nikki

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:58 am
by Jim Z
Uh, Hi, and stuff.

:)

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:13 am
by Hacksaw
Look out for the single tone Tbolt video with the pitch warning in Wichita, KS!! Every dog in Wichita probably howls at it when it runs! :shock:

http://youtu.be/Vq6OGrsG170

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:35 am
by Ziginox
Hacksaw wrote:Look out for the single tone Tbolt video with the pitch warning in Wichita, KS!! Every dog in Wichita probably howls at it when it runs! :shock:
It's worse than that one in Maunalua Bay, Hawaii!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQZS9sobMmk