Tornado Awareness Week
@just4him (306239)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
April 12, 2018 6:39pm CST
Our tornado siren goes off like clockwork at noon on Wednesday. So, you know when it goes off unexpectedly, something is wrong and you need to find shelter in a hurry.
Here in this part of Northeast Wisconsin, we don't see a lot of tornadoes, but we do see them. This week is tornado awareness week, as I learned when the siren went off shortly before 2 pm. I was just about to take a nap, and decided to find out what was going on and if I needed to find shelter instead.
Turning on the TV, I found a station talking about the siren, and across the screen said, DRILL. It was only a test. No worries. I turned off the TV and took my nap.
Do you have drills for your weather situations, be it tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, or other weather disasters?
I thought I would also share this picture of the cake I made today. Completely healthy, no sugar, my own recipe, made up on the fly, and very good.
Thanks for reading.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Apr 18
No drills here but they do test them monthly, first Tuesday of the month.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Apr 18
Fortunately, California is not in tornado territory.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Apr 18
@just4him Quakes are once in a blue moon while tornadoes are a yearly threat.
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Apr 18
@JohnRoberts I don't know about that. When I lived in San Diego, I felt a shaking quite often. Granted they were just a shaking and nothing major. It's true there hasn't been a major shake-up in a while, but from what I'm hearing, it's coming.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
13 Apr 18
The cake looks good. Can I have a piece?
WE don't have many extreme weather conditions here. We do have test sirens on the radio about once a week just to test the system, but I've never in my lifetime ever had a real disaster alert.
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I'm sure you would.
@sabtraversa (12938)
• Italy
13 Apr 18
We only had emergency drills at school.
Here the only risk seems to be flood, and earthquake (though we haven't felt anything in 15 years).
How long does the siren last? I bet it's very loud, and can be a nuisance if it's just for a test.
Glad you're safe, that must have been scary. 
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Apr 18
@just4him - The cake looks delicious! It's very smart of your community to take tornadoes seriously. I have been through tornadoes, and it is good to be prepared and know what to do.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Apr 18
@just4him - Every time I see that cake of yours, makes me want to eat some cake, too! LOL
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane This one is healthy. No sugar.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Apr 18
before, our town hall had a big siren that sounds every 12 noon and 6pm for the Angelus. my late father would whistle loud calling us back home (if we are playing outside).
as of now, the siren is not functioning anymore. drills on earthquake preparedness are done in some areas, but i don't think our city has had that.
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Apr 18
@ridingbet I'm glad you are safe.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Apr 18
@just4him this very early morning at around 2:45, there was an earthquake felt. i woke up and i felt the chair where my electric fan stands is moving so i moved the chair closer to me. twice i felt that.
this morning, there was a message from the local disaster preparedness unit that there was earthquake in a distant town and it as tectonic in nature.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 Apr 18
Well, we do have earthquake drills and I think the government has this drills in case there are typhoons like what to do and where to go (evacuation centers).
I like the brownies you made, Valerie. May I have some? 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 Apr 18
@just4him Yehey. Thank you, Valerie.
Yup, most especially for those who live and work in a building.
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 You're welcome. Now they're all gone.
Yes, it is important to have those drills for people who work in buildings.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
13 Apr 18
Nope where I live they do not, but that is something good to practice just in case there ever was one.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
13 Apr 18
Those things are terrifying, we didn't see many where we lived in Colorado but here in Texas we are in Tornado Alley so they tell me. The sirens went off the other day and scared the hell out of me, the neighbor said, its just a test, don't panic.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
13 Apr 18
Never heard any sirens, so i'd say we don't.
though we did have the emergency drills in schools.
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Apr 18
@Courtlynn That sounds about right.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
13 Apr 18
@just4him same, like once a month or something lol
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Apr 18
That's good they do that. It was very good, and is both healthy and nutritious. 
