If you live in an area with tornado sirens...

[sawyerthedestroyer]

...how may times a week/month do they test them?

Our town tests them every single Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at noon.

I think it's a bit excessive, no?

[eb777888]

Wow, that's a lot. They test ours every last Thursday of the month.

[MWOS]

First Tuesday of the month from March-Oct?Nov?

[pez524]

That does seem like a lot. Ours are tested on the first Saturday of every month.

[dcannie]

wtf, yes.

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Aug 29, 2012 12:03:00 GMT -5 MWOS said:

First Tuesday of the month from March-Oct?Nov?

Exactly this. I think it goes off at noon.

[bbaggins]

Woah. Yeah, that is a lot. Ours are tested the first Wednesday of the month March-October.

[sewf]

I'm in KC, and they check them every Wednesday at 11am I believe.

I didn't hear them today, though. The neighbors are doing renovations, though, so maybe I just missed it because of the noise.

Three times a week seems excessive, but I'd rather that than them fail when needed.

[gretchenindisguise]

When I lived there, it was first Tuesday of the month. Unless the weather was bad, then it was the next day.

[ooglie26]

They test ours every Friday at 11am.

[statlerwaldorf]

Every Wednesday at noon

[lemondrop]

My hometown does it everday at 12 and 6. Super annoying.

[Deleted]

The first Wednesday of the month at noon and this is pretty much the standard for any place I've lived. But that's only three tornado/refinery accident areas, Corpus Christi, TX, Clarksville, TN, and now Savannah

[birdistheword]

They test ours every Wednesday at 10 am. I am in Southwest Missouri.

[fuckyourcouch]

yeah that's ridiculous. ours are once a month on tuesdays i think.

[bonquiqui]

Every friday at 11

[emoflamingo]

Ours go off daily at noon. I've lived in a more rural area where the same thing happened (signaled lunch for the people out in fields or at the grain elevator) and I'm not sure if that's the case here (I am on the cusp of a suburban/rural area where I work).

Otherwise, I think they actually test them on the first Wednesday of the month?

[emsumm]

That seems like a lot. Ours test every tuesday at 10 am.

[ILikeSloths]

My hometown (3 hours away from here) does it every Friday at noon.

The city I live in now just randomly does them whenever they feel like it, usually once a month or so. It's weird and always catches us off guard, wondering if it's real or a test.

[partiallysunny]

I have no idea how often they test them. Maybe once a month.