Tornado Siren Hit By Lightning

Tornado Severe Weather It caused a loud noise for Florida Street neighbors.
by Chad Petri
Published: Fri, March 27, 2009 - 1:51 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, March 27, 2009 - 1:53 pm CST
Lightning and tornado sirens don't mix. Officials at the Mobile County Emergency Management office say lightning struck this severe weather siren near Florida Street at 6:15 this morning. The bolt fried the early warning device. Officials say the siren then began wailing a default-tone. Workers disabled it. They say it'll be another two to three days before they can repair it.
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ickthus
ickthus Says:
Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:55 pm

that area floods. maybe why? who has control over the button on the horns?

TinkTink Says:
Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 11:22 am

Does anyone know about the tornado siren that went off this morning sometime between 4 and 5 around the Davidson High School area? Pleasant Valley Rd, Montlimar and Cottage Hill area.  I haven’t seen anything in the news about weather damage in that area. It was pretty bad around that time.

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