Blasting Sirens This Morning Part of Statewide Tornado Drill
The drill will take place at 9:50 a.m. today throughout Ohio
North Canton and the rest of Stark County is under a tornado watch, according to The National Weather Service.
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No need for alarm — the sirens you'll likely hear blasting at 9:50 a.m. today are part of the 2012 Statewide Tornado Drill.
The siren test consists of sirens on for three minutes, then three minutes silent. This cycle will occur four times. The drill is dependent on the weather forecast recommendation of the National Weather Service (NWS).
As of Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service had predicted no severe weather for Northeast Ohio.
For additional information on the drill and Severe Weather Awareness Week, see the Ohio Committee on Severe Weather Awareness.
Lila Tamulewicz
7:23 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Thanks Patch!
charles colombes
9:54 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Thanks for the heads up.
hailey
10:16 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
did u hear the siren?
hailey
10:14 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
i diddnt hear the siren
Barbara Goldstein
10:17 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
We didn't hear anything at all - even with windows open.
Joe See
10:46 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Sirens went off on schedule
Paxton Crenshaw
12:26 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
"Blasting" might not be the word I'd use to describe the sirens. I live west of the river by Davey Elementary and especially during storms, you can barely hear them.
Carsten Anderson
4:35 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Avon Lake has them???
Steve83
7:43 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Avon Lake does not have them (not sure why). Where I grew up in northwest ohio - they had them everywhere and tested them the first Saturday of every month at 11:00 am.
Mike
6:37 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It woke me up this morning. I work late afternoons and evenings, so I sleep from 5AM to 1PM. Hopefully this won't happen again tomorrow morning.
Jack Kelly
10:05 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
This is a ONCE A YEAR OCCURRENCE! The State of Ohio EMA originates this 'statewide tornado drill' this week in March every year to coincide with Severe Weather Awareness Week. This is also part of the 'monthly test' that airs on radio and TV stations the second Wednesday of each month at either 4:50am or 9:50am (it alternates; the one where you'll hear/see "this is a test of the Emergency Alert System...this is only a test...").
I know because I'm responsible for initiating a few of these 'monthly tests' throughout each calendar year that is sent to & re-transmitted on most of the TV & radio stations in the Cuyahoga/Lorain/Lake/Summit County area.