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efhmc

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32. Air raid siren.

Reply to pinkstarburst (Reply #16)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 04:31 PM

Jul 8

They did when I lived there because I freaked out when I first heard it. It was an air raid siren.

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In deadly Texas floods, one town had what some didn't: A wailing warning siren [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 8 OP

"because some local officials felt it was too expensive to install" DBoon Jul 8 #1

They will discover how expensive it is with all the lawsuits that will be filed. mwmisses4289 Jul 8 #13

Might not Old Crank Jul 8 #24

The following is from Wikipedia regarding the phrase "Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face." John1956PA Jul 8 #22

it should say barbtries Jul 8 #23

Many/most small Texas towns have an alarm system used by the fire department to warm of tornadoes. efhmc Jul 8 #2

Not in this part of Texas. LeftInTX Jul 8 #14

Austin does not have them either. pinkstarburst Jul 8 #17

I'm not saying I have $10k floating around to buy one but... cadoman Jul 8 #21

More involved than the cost of a siren. Old Crank Jul 8 #25

I'm not saying it's $0, but I think this gives us a scale of the cost we're talking here cadoman Jul 8 #27

Most of the cities around here do not have them pinkstarburst Jul 8 #29

The Texas Hill Country's Balcones Fault line makes tornados rare and usually cause limited damage. summer_in_TX Jul 9 #36

Austin does not have sirens pinkstarburst Jul 8 #16

Air raid siren. efhmc Jul 8 #32

1,800 people in our small borough, gab13by13 Jul 8 #3

They have them in Tsunami zones and the Hill Country has more flash floods. The cost can't be too prohibitive. surfered Jul 8 #4

Yes I know Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 8 #6

They also have lahar warning sirens here in the Mt. Rainier river valleys Trailrider1951 Jul 8 #11

exactly gopiscrap Jul 8 #20

K&R spanone Jul 8 #5

Re short-sighted, selfish people who don't want to pay taxes for what communities need: Attilatheblond Jul 8 #7

Even TX Lt. Gov. gets it. Now. moondust Jul 8 #8

te same kind of siren that every town had whem we were ducking and covering under our desks rampartd Jul 8 #9

Where I grew up they tested air raid sirens every Saturday at noon. No matter where you were you could hear them. flashman13 Jul 8 #19

Wow - how much would it cost to install a few sirens and perhaps warning lights? waterwatcher123 Jul 8 #10

What? There aren't "forests" on the Edward's Plateau. It's a "savanna" LeftInTX Jul 8 #15

The imagery certainly makes it look like lots of the upland areas have been cleared. waterwatcher123 Jul 8 #35

No. Upland areas have never been cleared. As a matter of fact, trees have increased due to human settlement. LeftInTX Jul 9 #37

Thanks for the nice pictures, imagery and explanations (appreciate it). waterwatcher123 Jul 9 #39

Flood alarms are for fancy book learnin' librul smarty pants. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 8 #12

A warning siren in a flood plain town? Gimpyknee Jul 8 #18

Not the good idea you think it is. Jirel Jul 8 #33

My small town has several sirens, and they get tested once a month at 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning. Sogo Jul 8 #26

Ours are tested Littlered Jul 8 #28

What a ridiculous article. Jirel Jul 8 #30

You know what's prohibitive to me? The cost of losing a loved one. Buddyzbuddy Jul 8 #31

A siren/water depth gauge systm on the river bank is not that expensive. The governor and Sen. Cruz... brush Jul 8 #34

Sirens might help to a degree pinkstarburst Jul 9 #38