Arlington will be testing its outdoor warning systems in Rosslyn, Courthouse and Pentagon City this morning.
Between 10:00 a.m. and noon, the county’s Office of Emergency Management will sound a series of three loud beeps in each area, followed by a voice broadcast in English and Spanish.
Today is Tornado Preparedness Day in Virginia, with a statewide tornado drill scheduled for 9:45 a.m. A test tornado warning will be broadcast on television and radio stations, as well as on NOAA weather radio. The period between March and May is generally considered peak tornado season.
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So this is a warning about the warning?
Exactly.
So in 2007 I filmed the alert test infront of Courthouse station, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kKoPGX4Hj0&feature=channel_video_title
and today i thought i’d stay home to see how effective the alert system is 3 blocks from courthouse station, not very but here it is, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YvSPzSqWvQ&feature=channel_video_title