# I didn't even know we had the sirens here.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 21, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-even-know-we-had-the-sirens-here/69548 "2001-06-21T01:49:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-even-know-we-had-the-sirens-here/69548/1 "2001-06-21T01:49:57Z")

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Surprise.

THIS IS A TORNADO WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

Who’da thunk that we had these big freaking sirens and bullhorns in my neighborhood.

Talk to you all later, when I decide it’s time to pull the family out of the shelter area.

B

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**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-even-know-we-had-the-sirens-here/69548/2 "2001-06-21T02:07:05Z")

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Be safe, **Manservent**. We had a tornado here in Wisconsin yesterday. It pretty much destroyed downtown Siren, WI. Interestingly, the town’s tornado siren was broken, so there was no siren in Siren to warn the people. 3 people died, one was electrocuted by a downed powerline and two were elderly people who didn’t/couldn’t get to their basements.

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-even-know-we-had-the-sirens-here/69548/3 "2001-06-21T02:12:37Z")

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What are you doing posting a _thread_ when there’s a tornado warning? Didn’t you see _The Wizard of Oz_?

And if you don’t come back to tell us immediately that you’re ok, I’m personally kicking your ass.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-even-know-we-had-the-sirens-here/69548/4 "2001-06-21T02:18:28Z")

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Well, looks like the wall cloud passed about a mile east and 5 south. It’s good to relax.