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Tornado sirens or alarms are designed so that they can be heard at least five miles away. Tornado sirens are placed in cities and towns and rural areas so that people can be warned well in advance of a tornado.
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What is a tornado alarm?
A tornado alarm or tornado siren is a loud siren found in some tornado prone areas that sounds when a tornado warning is issued.
Does every town have a tornado alarm?
No, many towns do not have them, especially in areas that do not see tornadoes very frequently.
When will New Jersey get a tornado?
No one can predict exactly when an area will have a tornado far in the future and therefore no one knows.
Could a tornado have lifted up the titanic?
No. The Titanic was far too massive to be lifted even by the most violent tornado.
What do you do if you get stuck in a tornado?
Seek shelter. If you can get yourself underground, that's the best place to be. Although many people assume overpasses provide a safe haven this is far from the truth; they are by far the worst place to be as a large tornado will easily suck you out. See related links for video of the infamous 1991 tornado in which a group survived a small tornado under an overpass, and a link to tornado myths.
What is a tornado alarm?
A tornado alarm or tornado siren is a loud siren found in some tornado prone areas that sounds when a tornado warning is issued.
How far away can you hear a tornado?
It varies widely. In some cases a tornado can be heard over a mile away, in other cases you can't hear it until it's just about on top of you.
Could you hear an alarm clock in space?
No,because in space there's no gravity and depending on how far you're from Earth you cannot hear any type of sounds. For example your alarm clock can ring and your neighbors are unable to hear it.People cannot hear an alarm clock from space not just people but other living things.
What to do if you hear a tornado?
It is safest to stay underground if you hear/see a tornado.
Where was the hardest tornado so far?
The hardest tornado was in Texas, USA.
What do you do when there's a tornado and a fire alarm at the same time?
When there is a tornado,you get in the bath.But when there's a fire you get outside.Instead you go inside another building and get inside that bath.
Is it alarm remote or remote alarm?
An alarm remote is a remote control for an alarm system. A remote alarm is an alarm that rings somewhere far away from whatever set off the alarm.
What would you do if you hear a tornado is coming?
You cannot accurately identify a tornado based on the sound. That said, if you can hear a tornado it is probably already very close. You must take cover immediately. Heat to you basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of your house.
In Ponca City Oklahoma the tornado alarm goes off monthly but you see no tornado?
That is the siren system being tested to make sure it works right.
How do you spell tornado siran?
The correct spelling is siren (a loud, high-pitched blaring alarm).
What is a sentence for the word tornado?
That air raid siren you hear also serves as a tornado warning. The shrieking winds of the tornado will sound like a freight train passing by.
How can bunnies hear?
They can hear very far. Bunnies as you know have long ears witch help them hear far..very far.
