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The place where I work has an emergency alert public address system. I heard them test it once. It sounded a bit like the first part of the tripod sound from War of the Worlds:
https://youtu.be/jzY099ihULs
I think it wouldn't take more than a couple blasts from that before I'd evacuate something.
One of the creepiest real things like this that exists is Chicago’s tornado warning siren
https://youtu.be/LnkMSmLc6mM
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Those are different sirens, but the sounds are attempting to harmonize
Unfortunately they don't use the "Alternate Wail" signal in the video anymore. A few years back they switched to standard Wail.