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  2. Civil defense siren - Wikipedia

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    Sound sample ⓘ A civil defense siren is a siren used to provide an emergency population warning to the general population of approaching danger. Initially designed to warn city dwellers of air raids (air-raid sirens) during World War II, they were later used to warn of nuclear attack and natural disasters, such as tornadoes (tornado sirens).

  3. Federal Signal Modulator - Wikipedia

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    The Modulators in Chicago's siren system formerly used to run on the Alternate Wail tone during tornado warnings in order to vary from emergency vehicle sirens. However, in O'Hare International Airport, instead of using the main UV Wail or Attack, they use an Eclipse 8 (possibly) sound card doing attack. Before that is the Westminster Chimes ...

  4. ATI HPSS - Wikipedia

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    Pensacola NAS, Florida, ATI HPSS16 (mostly), the sirens on Pensacola's navy base are mostly used for tornado warnings and they play the colors in the morning and evening. When a warning is issued, these siren sound ATI's version of wail signal during tornado warnings. Attack signal or other signals have not been used yet.

  5. Tennessee tornado sirens failed to sound in storm that ... - AOL

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    Officials in Tennessee are facing questions after tornado sirens allegedly failed to sound to alert residents to the storm that killed six people.. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore through ...

  6. Did you hear the sirens go off last night? Here's what caused ...

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    When activated, sirens will sound for 3-5 minutes and repeat every 10-15 minutes while a warning is active. They do not sound continuously or issue an "all clear" alert when a warning expires.

  7. Richland County to spent nearly $194,000 to upgrade tornado ...

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    Vasu Communications will upgrade controls for the county's 44 tornado warning sirens. American Rescue Plan Act dollars will pay for the project. Richland County to spent nearly $194,000 to upgrade ...

  8. Siren (alarm) - Wikipedia

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    In a pneumatic siren, the stator is the part which cuts off and reopens air as rotating blades of a chopper move past the port holes of the stator, generating sound. The pitch of the siren's sound is a function of the speed of the rotor and the number of holes in the stator. A siren with only one row of ports is called a single tone siren.

  9. Tornado Sirens Sound as Thick Clouds and Lightning Roll Over ...

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    Blasts of hail were also reported in the area.The NWS lifted the tornado warning for Tulsa at 6.45pm. Credit: Darla Spotts via Storyful Tornado Sirens Sound as Thick Clouds and Lightning Roll Over ...