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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is that a siren without other information isn't really helpful.

Not every emergency/threat is the same.  I think if sirens just went off around the DC area, most people would assume it's an attack (especially people who lived here during 9/11).

I think the text alerts are better because they are specific, and that information gives people a better idea what to do.

The interesting thing is that after the earthquake, a friend from California told me that the worst thing to do in that case is go to the basement, because you could get buried.

So I think different regions have different responses.

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Do any of you actually get the DC text alerts? First of all, they come literally like 20 minutes after the storm has ended. I get the text and the email and neither of them come anywhere near "before" a storm gets here. They'd be useless if that's how you're planning to save yourself. We get to the basement for larger storms and anything that seems like it could get tornadic. I grew up in PA, where like others, we had drills at school and took to the basement at least once a month in the summer. [/quote]

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