tornado siren
Twister warning signal
A tornado siren is a loud outdoor warning device that alerts people to approaching tornadoes or severe weather.
The distinctive wailing sound carries across wide areas, signaling residents to seek shelter immediately.
Also called a civil defense siren or storm siren, these systems are common in tornado-prone regions of the central United States: When the tornado siren went off, we headed for the basement.
- audibleCapable of being detected by ear
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- warningAlert about danger
- twisterRotating destructive windstorm
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
drill · rescue · first responders · storm shelters · alarm · evacuation · take cover · duck and cover · funnel cloud · meteorology · public address system · emergency broadcast · Midwest · storm chaser · waterspout · civil defense · havoc · whirlwind
- Tornadoestwister, funnel cloud, funnel, vortex, supercell
- alarmsalarm, fire alarm, alert, smoke alarm, burglar alarm
- alert soundsalarm, beep, buzzer, chime, doorbell
- Emergency Safety911, 911 center, fire station, police station, ambulance
- safety alertswarning sign, caution sign, danger sign, hazard sign, warning light
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
tornado sirenfire alarm
Emergency heat warning device
smoke detector · tsunami warning · air raid siren · nuclear alert · amber alert
tornado sirensilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · calm · peace and quiet · still air