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Offline Mr Mannn

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1 AM...Des Moines. Air raid sirens just went off.
« on: June 17, 2014, 02:02:14 AM »
Nothing on the weather sites.

The sirens are pretty loud. woke me up.
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Re: 1 AM...Des Moines. Air raid sirens just went off.
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2014, 02:09:09 AM »
According to my weather radar, central Iowa's getting it right now, although the northern part of central Iowa more so than the southern part.
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Re: 1 AM...Des Moines. Air raid sirens just went off.
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2014, 02:15:14 AM »
Yep. 1:15 AM. DOWNPOUR! High winds lashing rain. No thunder at all.
Siren still going. no sleep for me.
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Re: 1 AM...Des Moines. Air raid sirens just went off.
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2014, 02:25:15 AM »
Thunder. High winds. Waves of rain lashing across the parking lot. Severe storm passing through.
siren still blaring 1:26.
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Re: 1 AM...Des Moines. Air raid sirens just went off.
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2014, 07:02:51 AM »
Great storm. Little sleep.

No power outages or lighting surges.
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Re: 1 AM...Des Moines. Air raid sirens just went off.
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2014, 11:11:47 AM »
They apparently changed the rules for the sirens.  They now not only go off for tornado warnings, but for high winds as well.

Heard a limb hit my roof about 1 am.  Thankfully no damage.
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Re: 1 AM...Des Moines. Air raid sirens just went off.
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2014, 06:26:23 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on June 17, 2014, 11:11:47 AM
They apparently changed the rules for the sirens.  They now not only go off for tornado warnings, but for high winds as well.

Heard a limb hit my roof about 1 am.  Thankfully no damage.
The radio gave a rational for that. 70 mph winds do as much damage as a low grade tornado.  Might as well treat them both the same.
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