"Action stations, action stations. Set condition one throughout the ship. This Is Not a Drill."
— Felix Gaeta, Battlestar Galactica
"Fire: The Untamed Element, Oldest of Man's Mysteries, Giver of Warmth, Destroyer of Forests! Right Now This Building is on Fire!"
"What?"
"Yes! The Building is on Fire! Leave the Building! Enact the Age-Old Drama of Self-Preservation!"
"What?"
"Yes! The Building is on Fire! Leave the Building! Enact the Age-Old Drama of Self-Preservation!"
"The fireboat got caught in the explosion! Two - no, three ships are burning now!"
"This is not a drill.."
"Oh, thanks for the heads-up, you idiot!"
"This is not a drill.."
"Oh, thanks for the heads-up, you idiot!"
"This is Lieutenant Commander Data speaking for the captain. Abandon ship. This is not a drill. All personnel, this is not a drill. I say again, abandon ship. All personnel, this is not a drill. Abandon ship."
— Star Trek: The Next Generation - "11001001"
"This is no shit! They just sunk the Arizona! General Quarters! General Quarters! All hands man your battle stations! THIS IS NO DAMN DRILL!"
Peace Moon P.A. system: "Attention all personnel! This is an alarm trigger alert. This is not a drill! Not only is this not a drill, it's not a drill that we're pretending is not a drill!"
"Is this real-world or exercise?"
— Tech Sgt. Jeremy Powell, September 11, 2001 upon hearing of the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11
"Please remain calm. This is not a drill."
— The Child Detection Agency (CDA), Monsters, Inc.
"If this wasn't a drill we'd all be dead by now."
— Kory Anders, Titans (2018), "Together"
"If this is a drill, what's he doing with a gun?"
— Ryan Sinclair, Doctor Who, "Orphan 55"
June Moone: Dinah, this isn't a drill.
Black Canary: This is an intervention.
Enchantress: I'm not interested in rehab.
Black Canary: This is an intervention.
Enchantress: I'm not interested in rehab.
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
657 PM CDT MON MAY 3 1999
…TORNADO EMERGENCY IN SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA…
AT 657 PM CDT…A LARGE TORNADO WAS MOVING ALONG INTERSTATE 44 WEST OF NEWCASTLE. ON ITS PRESENT PATH…THIS LARGE DAMAGING TORNADO WILL ENTER SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA BETWEEN 715 PM AND 730 PM. PERSONS IN MOORE AND SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS!
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO…TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
657 PM CDT MON MAY 3 1999
…TORNADO EMERGENCY IN SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA…
AT 657 PM CDT…A LARGE TORNADO WAS MOVING ALONG INTERSTATE 44 WEST OF NEWCASTLE. ON ITS PRESENT PATH…THIS LARGE DAMAGING TORNADO WILL ENTER SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA BETWEEN 715 PM AND 730 PM. PERSONS IN MOORE AND SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS!
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO…TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
—First usage of Tornado Emergency issued for the 1999 Bridge Creek/Moore F5
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
EXTREME WIND WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
526 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* EXTREME WIND WARNING FOR...NORTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 715 AM EDT
* AT 521 AM EDT...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED EXTREME WINDS... ASSOCIATED WITH THE EYEWALL OF HURRICANE MATTHEW WERE ABOUT TO MOVE ONSHORE CAPE CANAVERAL INCLUDING PORT CANAVERAL AND MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 115 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CAPE CANAVERAL AREA...PRODUCING SWATHS OF TORNADO-LIKE DAMAGE. A WIND GUST OF 100 MPH WAS RECENTLY RECORDED AT THE TIP OF CAPE CANAVERAL.
EXTREME WIND WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
526 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* EXTREME WIND WARNING FOR...NORTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 715 AM EDT
* AT 521 AM EDT...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED EXTREME WINDS... ASSOCIATED WITH THE EYEWALL OF HURRICANE MATTHEW WERE ABOUT TO MOVE ONSHORE CAPE CANAVERAL INCLUDING PORT CANAVERAL AND MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 115 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CAPE CANAVERAL AREA...PRODUCING SWATHS OF TORNADO-LIKE DAMAGE. A WIND GUST OF 100 MPH WAS RECENTLY RECORDED AT THE TIP OF CAPE CANAVERAL.
—First issued Extreme Wind Warning for Hurricane Matthew
