texas gets a lot of them, sky........... i'm just praying that the big and old house next door has a basement and that the neighbors will share it with me. my landlord owns it also.

ozzie, our town used to turn the sirens on constantly..even when there was nothing around us. just dark clouds....finally enough people complained that they only do it now when we have real clouds that the tornadoes form in. thank goodness!!! i'm so sorry that you live so close to your siren. i can imagine how nerve wracking that would be for you and your cat. i have one cat who really is interested in the helicopter noise and one dog who freaks during thunderstorms. i always try to plan ahead and put him in the house, in a crate, if i think one is headed towards us.

i have the weather service internet e.mail notification....three times a day now......i can click on the radar and see where every little thing is happening. i'm feeling more secure now. our local television weather woman gets things war wrong frequently.