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this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2024
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OMG, that's insane.
My area tests them first Thursday of the month, and it's well-known. Came in handy last Tuesday when we had a real tornado and the sirens did their job. Between those and the EAS alerts on my phone, there was absolutely no ambiguity.
If my area started doing them randomly, I'd raise hell because of exactly what you described. I don't always have cell signal (T-Mobile sucks here), but I can hear the sirens clear as a bell.
Yeah. Our city tests them every Wednesday at noon. If there's any inclement weather, they specifically will not sound at noon. We call them the Wednesday Woos.