How about yesterday. The sirens went off at like 10 and the storm didn’t hit until 11.
Compare that to earlier this year and the sirens go off as a tornado is actively within a mile of my house. There were no warnings prior to this storm. Do you see my frustration?
One situation I’m supposed to just be preparing and the other I should have already been sheltered. My shelter location is a cupboard with the water heater that I barely fit in. I can’t run to it every time there is a severe thunderstorm.
The siren went off in Ankeny at ~10:45 and the storm was full tilt around 11.
Tornados are tough because they show up on pretty short notice, just a few minutes time. I got sirens warning me of that tornado ahead of time, but at that time the threat was over Johnston. Had it just popped up over Ankeny, there probably would've been less notice. I don't know what to tell you there, they can't predict the exact location of a tornado ahead of time. That being said, tornados generally aren't at the front of a storm. If it's already storming out and the siren begins, one would think there's probably an advanced reason for it.
Again, like, this isn't complicated. If a siren goes off, there's probably a good reason for it. They aren't overused for every little storm.