Emergency Storm Warning and Siren Information

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" height=120 BGCOLOR="#FFCC33" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Geometr231 BT" ><B>CITY OF VANDALIA</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia, Mo"><U><B><IMG SRC="1674b280.gif" border=0 width="75" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>                                                   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Geometr231 BT" ><B><IMG SRC="2a66c2c0.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="44" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia, Mo"><U>Vandalia, Mo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="general_information.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="General Information"><U>General Information</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Important Phone Numbers"><U>Important Phone Numbers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Available Buildings Sites"><U>Available Buildings & Sites</U></A>   |   <A HREF="economic_development.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spec Building For Sale"><U>Spec Building For Sale</U></A>   |   <A HREF="major_employers__recent_area_relocations_expansions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Major Employers"><U>Major Employers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="contact_information.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="points_of_interest.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Points of Interest"><U>Points of Interest</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia Family Aquatic Center"><U>Vandalia Family Aquatic Center</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wireless Internet Service"><U>Wireless Internet Service</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Street Map"><U>Street Map</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia Area Fair"><U>Vandalia Area Fair</U></A>   |   <A HREF="prairie_days___september_festival.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prairie Days Festival "><U>Prairie Days Festival </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vandalia License Office "><U>Vandalia License Office  </U></A>   |   <B>Emergency Storm Warning and Siren Information</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=360 BGCOLOR="#99CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>EMERGENCY STORM OUTDOOR WARNING</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> SIREN INFORMATION</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The emergency storm outdoor warning sirens will be sounded in the following manner to provide tornado warnings to Vandalia residents who are outdoors when a tornado warning has been issued or when a funnel cloud is sighted.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tornado</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B><A HREF="#tornado_watch_means_that_conditions_are" TITLE="Emergency Storm Warning and Siren Inform"><U><B>WATCH</B></U></A><B> </B></FONT><B>- </B><B>The sirens </B><B>WILL NOT</B><B> sound.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tornado </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#tornado_warning_means_that_a_particular" TITLE="Emergency Storm Warning and Siren Inform"><U><B>WARNING</B></U></A><B> </B></FONT><B>- </B><B>The sirens </B><B>WILL</B><B> </B><B>SOUND</B><B> in an even tone .</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Funnel cloud </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#sighting" TITLE="Emergency Storm Warning and Siren Inform"><U><B>SIGHTING</B></U></A><B> </B></FONT><B>- </B><B>The sirens </B><B>WILL SOUND</B><B> in a wailing tone, no voice message.  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE SHELTER</B><B>.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>The following sites provide additional information on tornados, warnings, forecasts and observations:</B></div> <div> <B>FEMA </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.fema.gov/hazard/tornado" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fema.gov/hazard/tornado"><U><B>www.fema.gov/hazard/tornado</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>NOAA National Weather Service </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.nws.noaa.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nws.noaa.gov"><U><B>www.nws.noaa.gov</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>THE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS WILL BE TESTED THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, WEATHER PERMITTING.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A </B><B> <A NAME="tornado_watch_means_that_conditions_are"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>TORNADO WATCH</B><B> means that conditions are favorable for producing a particular weather event, but that it has not formed yet. Watches alert the public that they need to pay closer attention than usual to the weather, just to be safe. A tornado watch is issued when atmospheric conditions could cause tornadoes to form, although none have formed yet.  </B><B>SIRENS NOT SOUNDED.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id38_m.htm" TITLE="Emergency Storm Warning and Siren Inform"><U>Back to Top</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>A </B><B> <A NAME="tornado_warning_means_that_a_particular"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>TORNADO WARNING</B><B> means that a particular weather event has formed and that it threatens the area under the warning. A tornado warning means that a tornado is actually present and moving in the warned vicinity.  The warning sirens will be sounded with an even tone for approximately 2 minutes.  Residents should either take immediate shelter or be prepared to take immediate shelter and monitor the weather by either radio or television when under a tornado warning.  </B><B>SIRENS SOUNDED IN AN EVEN TONE.</B><B> </B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id38_m.htm" TITLE="Emergency Storm Warning and Siren Inform"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>A </B><B> <A NAME="sighting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTING</B><B> means that a funnel cloud has been sighted by one of the weather spotters or the national weather service advises there is a funnel cloud in the immediate area of Vandalia. </B><B>SIRENS SOUNDED WITH WAILING TONE. </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE SHELTER.</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id38_m.htm" TITLE="Emergency Storm Warning and Siren Inform"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>