Amarillo tornado sirens cost $25,000 each; is Lubbock ready? -
KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock  Amarillo tornado sirens cost
$25,000 each; is Lubbock ready?  Posted: Updated:  With 90
tornado sirens spread across the metropolitan area of Amarillo,
parts of Potter County and parts of Randall County, most people
in Amarillo know when severe weather is on the way.  "We heard
the sirens go off. That's when we switched over to see what our
local weather was at the time and see exactly where the cloud
was - but that was our first warning last night," said Amarillo
resident Jeff Wiley. "We had the TV going and we still heard
it."  The system has been in place since the 1950s. With updated
technology, the Amarillo area currently has 13 different types
of tornado sirens, with the newest models costing $25,000,
installation included. Maintenance on parts alone costs $10,000
a year.  Amarillo residents we spoke with love them. They say
the system gives them peace of mind.  "If there was a tornado on
the ground, we had time