In our school they always test it without informing everyone even some high members then they will inform everyone it was a test because they talk to the high members after setting the alarms.
I was on the beach in San Francisco many years ago when the tsunami alarm test happened. It was surreal. Everyone just freezed and looked with terror at eachother to see if anyone would start running. But no one moved an inch because we were all scared. When we finally heard that it was a test we were relieved, but I feel like I learned a lesson from that. In a disaster a lot of people will freeze, and it's important to make the resolution before hand to act fast and not wait to see if others will do something. It could save your life.
Kakashi Hatake don’t worry every Tuesday in sf at 12:00 they have a test my extended family lives there I visit every week even though I live like 4 hours away
A few months ago the amok alert at my school went of and at first I thought it was a test but when I heard the woman say "this is not a test search for shelter" I was like..fuck I'm outta here
well at least where i’m from, if there’s a test for any sirens or warnings we get alerts on our phones and tv to give us a heads up that there’s gonna be a test that week or day
I live in San Francisco, and I remember when I moved into my dorm 3 years ago. I was on the toilet one day and heard this go off for the first time without knowing what it was-quite literally shat myself
@@Baby-vh7jd it wasn't ment to make fun of Vietnam veterans but it's cause i had a traumatic experience when a siren went off I'm sorry if it sounded like i was making a joke of that i have an uncle who served in that war but I'm so sorry if it sounded like i was joking around about that
@@i.dle.k Yeah i saw a lot of ppl say that in the comments. All i can say is that since I grew up with it, it's a comforting sound to me. If i were in a different city and heard something like this I would probably be freaked out as well 😅
Um, it’s supposed to get people alerted and figure what they’re gonna do if it was real. You think people are gonna do anything if they tell you beforehand that it’s a test?
I used to hear the Tuesday Noon Siren every Tuesday during school. It’s pretty helpful as it reminds you that it’s Tuesday noon since I’m not the person who keeps track of time. Its actually an outdoor warning system, which is tested every Tuesday at 12. There’s actually a guy who goes there every Tuesday to say it and I remember once, there were two people fighting and everyone could hear over the speakers😂
These sirens used to be mechanical, and were installed in WWII in case of air raids, but they were kept as a general warning system for tsunamis or nukes or whatever. They get tested every tuesday at 12pm, and were replaced around a decade ago with electronic sirens that play a recording of the original sirens + the voice at the end.
Where I live they're generally used as tornado sirens. I heard someone make a joke about how it sounded like an air raid, and all I can remember is some old lady going "I mean a tornado is pretty close". Ah yes, nature's air raid, the tornado.
It's very interesting to know the US and UK shared the same idea. In the UK Wer kept a lot of the old sirens operational for flood alerts. There's one up in my valley that gets tested monthly. It's just an old air raid siren from the war but the noise these days is of no threat nor worry because flooding here happens every year and none of us are strangers nor scared. It's just a pain in the arse.
Audinos I'm not sure why, but all ATI's have that high pitched tone before it starts. And actually, its not a recording, the tone is modified to match the STL-10's tone it replaced. These ATIs isually are much higher pitched.
Yes and I am sure I know which one it was, THE BIG RED SIREN, that long wind up and howl its from a christler victory siren the one with the 180 horse hemi and can be heard for 27 miles
Want something unpleasant. Look up the Coldwater Michigan Wheelen Vortex Tornado siren here on RU-vid. It scared the hell out of me as a kid. Even as a grown adult it still gives me the chills for some reason
Yeah, in the city I used to live in New Zealand as a child, we had warning and emergency sirens go off following the big Christchurch earthquake. To this day I can't hear a siren without jumping or have my stomach drop
Can we appreciate the conversation, “I brought my camera to work” PH presumably “why the hell would you wanna record that?” CC “just something to have I guess”
I lived and worked in SF for many years. This happens every Tuesday at noon. My boss I had at the time, and I, would refer to this as "The Noon Bell." FYI: It is not a tsunami warning siren, it is an air raid siren. These are holdovers from World War 2. After Pearl Harbor when much of the west coast was experiencing what were called blackout nights, meaning the city would not turn on the street lights at night, and you had to have blackout curtains, and you weren't allowed to drive at night. The only way you could go outside at night is if it was clear and you had a moon out. They were afraid of Japanese planes finding their way to our cities for a night raid. They were so serious about this at that time, that had you stepped outside at night and lit a cigarette on the street, you could be fined or arrested. The city still tests these sirens in memorial, and it is referred to as "The Victory Siren" now. There's actually a really good short documentary somewhere here on RU-vid for it. If you like, I'll see if I can find it for you.
Living in San Francisco, I had a ton of nightmares about tsunamis thanks to this, including ones where my brain timed the dream to coincide with being woken by the siren. Was glad to move.
I visited San Francisco for the first time last year for a business trip. No one told me about the regular tsunami test and I legit freaked out when it first went off 😅
Rememember when i was a kid back in the late 80’s here in Norway we had bomb sirens tests going off all the time where we got drilled at school to escape to the bomb shelters in case of attack from Sovjet forces. It was dangerously close to a nuclear war back then. These sirens reminds me of back then
I'm a California resident of like, 15 years (central valley) and I had no fucking idea you guys had a tsunami alarm test. Why is this news to me? I have no idea.
Rebecca Gevorkian wow, 15 years? Lmao, i grew up with that shit. No on gives a fuck and even if it was a real siren going off, no one would give any fuck anyways, We would mostly go to Sunset Blvd and chill...
the sirens have been there since WWII, when they were installed in case of air raids. They kept them around (but in early 2000s replaced the old mechanical ones with these ones) for the cold war and because of tsunamis and other potential emergencies.
Hey I live in the central valley too my whole life But people there don't give a fuck they'll all die People will get crowded trying to escape and be trapped there is only 3 bridges and the southern roads but even then those roads are always packed and there is always that one asshole who leaves his car on the road
lots of immigrants in some parts of america. In california there are lots of mexicans and asians (koreans, chinese, vietnamese, people of Philippines, japanese)
This happens every week on Tuesdays, if it was the real thing, the siren would keep going and the voice would be saying "Tsunami incoming, seek high ground, this is not a test."
@@davidnissim589 also to add to your comment, the siren would go off for 5 mins and be followed by instructions. For the test it only goes off for 15 second followed by “This is a test” message.
Yep, brings back memories of my time at SFSU. Every Tuesday at 12pm, the air raid/nuclear doom/tsunami/Godzilla siren would go off as a test in SF. Apparently, they've been doing this since WWII.
I have just got back to the UK from San Fran. We had a drill while we were there... you can imagine the panic inside being a non-native! It's so surreal to hear such a dramatic alarm but good to see they're regularly tested
Because we hear it every week at 12pm on Tuesday. All you have to do is check your watch or the date, or just remember it’s a Tuesday or know it’s around noon, and you’re fine.
This is the loudest test I've ever heard, unforgettable sound. Wonder kind of intercom they use because the one we use at work they can't hear. God bless those out there hearing that it must be so scary.
TheJakeman789 wtf? Are you serious? What if you're alone in your home not watching tv or anything and then a fucking tsunami hits your home and kills you? Wouldn't you want something that warns you that a tsunami is coming your way?
Where I live there is a super loud alarm that is about three miles away from my house. It goes off every six hours for testing. It is normally for tornado warning and flash floods.