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minus-squareJumi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoBut what if a tornado actually appears at that time?
minus-squarePirky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·2 months agoThe image says what happens. It can’t hurt you, it’s against the rules.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoThey cancel it if the weather isn’t good, just in case they need it for real.
minus-squareLemmisaur@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThen the Tornado Guards will shoo it away.
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoyou would know, it’s almost always done during clear weather.
minus-squareArxCyberwolf@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThey’ll likely run a different signal than the normal test. If, for example, they normally test in “alert” (steady) then they might use the “attack” (wavering up and down) signal instead.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt runs for maybe a minute at 1pm. If it goes off before or after, it’s not a test.
But what if a tornado actually appears at that time?
The image says what happens. It can’t hurt you, it’s against the rules.
They cancel it if the weather isn’t good, just in case they need it for real.
Then they nuke the tornado
Then the Tornado Guards will shoo it away.
you would know, it’s almost always done during clear weather.
They’ll likely run a different signal than the normal test. If, for example, they normally test in “alert” (steady) then they might use the “attack” (wavering up and down) signal instead.
It runs for maybe a minute at 1pm. If it goes off before or after, it’s not a test.