In North Dallas there was just a really loud alarm...

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and I have no clue what it was for, I have seen tall poles with 4 horns in every direction but I never knew what they were for so I’m gunna take a guess and say those were the things that were making the sound. Any ideas at what they were sounding them for?

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They were either testing the siren (they are probably air-raid sirens, or ‘disaster’ sirens), which they do periodically. Or, there is severe weather heading your way. Although, I just looked at your radar, and you look good, weather wise.

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Turn on radio or local TV.

gailcalled (22150

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First wednesday of the month. Classic time to sound emergency sirens.

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i know around here they test the tornado warnings every first saturday of the month. i think at 1 pm. idk about around you though

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In San Francisco they test the warning sirens every day at exactly noon. One of these days, we might just feel the BIG ONE…

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The City’s outdoor weather warning system has 94 sirens that alert people who are outdoors to seek shelter in the event of a tornado. The system is tested on the first Wednesday of every month at 12:00 noon weather permitting. We do not test the sirens if the weather is bad or threatening; this helps to ensure that there will be no confusion as to whether it is a test or a real alert.

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