Storms Comin’
Decatur Metro | April 27, 2011Pictures and videos popping up on Twitter and other websites are getting metro Atlanta residents pretty worked up this evening about the line of storms coming our way this evening.
Decatur residents have a couple of ways of being notified of a tornado warning. First, there are all the tornado sirens around the city. (Apparently city of Atlanta residents are warned by running fire truck sirens?)
Secondly, you can sign up for Code Red Weather – if you haven’t done so already – which will call you if a Tornado Warning is posted for your area. (Calls are made for “severe” weather events in your specific area and initiated by National Weather Service Bulletins) You can sign up right now, HERE.
Everyone be safe out there. I’m sure you all know the drill.
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I just signed up our phones and initiated a test call but didn’t receive one on either line. Should it have come instantly?
Hmm, I’m not sure about the turn-around time on it. I’ll see if I can get a quick answer.
That said, if we get the Decatur Tornado Warning call, I’ll post here.
And others also do so – after your in a safe location – and note your general location, as the warning system is location specific.
Looks like we were spared.
I just registered my phones on the link DM provided (thank you, DM) and I received the confirmations immediately.
I did not see the option for text notification.
Thank you DM!!! I also selected “text messages” and didn’t get those either. We have AT&T, but that was one of the options you could check, so I don’t know if that has anything to do with it.
I signed up too and haven’t received any calls, emails or texts.
Wow.
http://jimmyjosh.tumblr.com/post/5001327897/tornado-damage-before-and-after-photo-taken
h/t: Thomas Wheatley
10:30 and very quiet… (too quiet?)…on North Parkwood. But my book club meeting broke up as we watched the Doppler maps.
I sign up for the code red several months ago on my cell and I’m very happy with it except for the 2am wake up call for a thunderstorm that felt very mild a couple weeks ago.
Code Red is somewhat at the mercy of the National Weather Service. If they issue a warning, Code Red will activate. Thankfully, not all warnings turn into reality, but NWS and Code Red don’t know which ones will.
We are grateful for the Code Red Weather warning service. Occasionally it scares younger children but they need to learn to be prepared. It’s humorous if we are out of town and get a call on the cell phones. It does seem to have a low threshhold for sending out warnings but that’s mostly good, especially during the night. If the call wakes you up and you hear the tornado warning sirens, then down to the basement you go. If you wake up and nothing’s happening at all, you can check the weather online or on TV and then back to bed you go.
I am also grateful for the Code red warning system (text, email and voice). Numerous warnings since I activated. Nothing yesterday, but maybe it was not warranted. It was only a watch, not a warning on the weather channel.
For future reference, Linda Harris looked into how long it takes for the Code Red Weather to add you to the call list and reports back…
“Captain Kris Boyett tells me that typically it takes 24 hours for the main database to update their information. But it can take up to 48 hours.”