Sirens

Joe and Sami went out to Grandpa Duane's yesterday, so it was just me and Leroy back at the ranch. I don't sleep very well when Joe is away and last night was no exception. The last time that I looked at the clock before falling asleep was 1:30-ish. At 2:06 I was awakened by the screaming sound of the siren, which is only one block away from my house, and the howling of my boy Leroy. What kind of siren, you ask? The kind that goes off when there is a tornado, or bomb, or some other horrible thing. I turned on the television to see what's going on. Nothing. Looked out the window to see what's going on. Nothing. At 2 a.m. SIRENS are going off and NOTHING is going on?! It must be something so horrible that they didn't even have time to type the warning! The siren kept on for what seemed like an eternity, and Leroy and I didn't stop clinging on to each other crying and howling for at least an hour longer. Turns out it was just a malfunction:
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http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/252169/group/home/

Published September 06 2009
Malfunction causes Fargo tornado sirens to sound off early today
North Fargo residents were awakened by tornado sirens early this morning due to a malfunction in the system.
By: Forum staff reports, INFORUM
North Fargo residents were awakened by tornado sirens early this morning due to a malfunction in the system.
According to the Red River Regional Dispatch, the sirens went off around 2 a.m. in north Fargo.
Usually they automatically shut off after three minutes, a dispatcher said, but one siren was stuck on for 15 minutes before it was turned off.
As a result, dispatchers said they fielded a few calls from alarmed residents, who they assured it was simply an error in the system. The sirens were being repaired today.
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