Tornado Sirens Question.

[Billfo]

Can the tornado sirens be heard on Table Rock Lake ? No idea where they are. Have not been in the area during severe weather...House on Big Indian, access to shelter is outside the house (duh)... Just asking for future reference.... Bill

[kelly]

I don't know about your particular situation but bear in mind that storm sirens are not designed to be heard inside a buildinig. They are instead designed to alert people who are outside to go inside.

[techo]

I thought Stone County removed the sirens?

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/galena-mo/TUJCU6LTND2VLFTN6

[exiledguide]

You would be better off getting a weather radio. I don't think that many sirens have ever been upgraded. I'd ask your county emergency office.

[vacation]

Get a weather radio, but I live down Stormy Point area and could hear them loud and clear

[Wayne SW/MO]

A weather radio is the way to go. Our sirens here can barely be heard inside, and you have to be awake. Our weather radio, a Midland, is set for Stone and Taney. The reason for Stone is that storms come from that direction and it gives us an early heads up.

[Billfo]

A weather radio sounds like good advice. Should use one in the boat too (expecially since I already own a portable marine radio w/ weather).

thanks

[Stump bumper]

I have sirens in my back yard with 3 big dogs that try to match the pitch and volume every time they go off. I have no problem hearing them.lol

[skeeter]

Stone County did turn off the old sirens which we couldn't hear anyway and you probably couldn't either down Big Indian unless the wind direction was just right.

Midland makes a nice S.A.M.E. weather alert radio with the NOAA logo on it that is able to be programmed for the types of weather alerts and the Counties you want to be alerted to. Also has battery back-up if the power goes out and can receive AM/FM + alarm clock and time/date display. I found the best price on it on Amazon. Programming feature is nice as it excludes the alerts you aren't interested in.

In your area I would suggest programming in Stone, Carroll in AR, and Barry Counties in MO with the last two being sort of early warning alerts as those two Counties are "upstream" of your area and generally where the weather comes from. There is a web link in the owners manual that tells you County codes. Ours went off numerous times Tuesday night and Wednesday morning during the local tornado outbreak and the new "Dual Polarization" radar just installed at the Springfield NWS office paid dividends as it enables the radar to scan vertically as well as horizontally and actually detect the debris (sometimes) that the twister sucks up into the air. I think the NWS then knows when the tornado is actually on-the-ground instead of just detecting rotation in the clouds rather than have to rely on local reports.

[Billfo]

Sounds like if your not carrying a radio "on the lake", your not going to get the warning...Besides looking up & seeing dark green skys & the wall cloud...