Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1000T, Attack & Alert: Paducah, KY (McCraken Co. Tornado Siren Test, HD)
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2014
- *Originally recorded July 5TH, 2014
*First Thunderbolt recording (yay)
This is a monthly test of Paducah, Kentucky's Weather Siren System. Tests are conducted the first Saturday of each month at 1PM CST. They appear to test a full, three minutes of attack followed by one minute alert (which caught me off guard during this recording). In fact, I had to do a lot of editing because my main camera was already turned off by the time this siren wound up for the second time. Paducah also has a system of fire sirens tested daily at 6PM. There is also another system of Whelens at the nearby nuclear enrichment plant. Two of these Whelens are mounted right next to each other.
In case you are wondering, this Thunderbolt is located on Hinkleville road near an elementary school. Towards the end you can hear two 1000Ts, a 2001, and a single tone 1000 possibly coming from Lourdes Hospital. One of the other 1000Ts sounded like it was located close by but I couldn't exactly pinpoint a location. It could be the Jackson St. Thunderbolt that may have been relocated since a 2001 replaced it a few months back. This is also the second time I tried recording this. The first attempt last January failed because the dispatchers were worried about the weather despite it being below freezing all day.
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This..... this is the meaning of tornado sirens
what the heck? the horn wiggles a little! it seems like the bolts holding the horn on the stator are either loose or missing. i can see a gap between the horn and the stator when it rotates to the side. also, the attack timer could be adjusted just a little bit so it peaks all the way before winding down.
The tunderbolt 1000T is horn wiggle because is a old Tunderbolt 1000T and replace 2001-130 that's new in Federal signal baccause is has gap Tunderbolt 1000T and it was a older siren and new is 2001-130
Yes they are loose the bottom row of bolts aren't even there!
I have a request of a new character in tornado siren madness (This Thunderbolt)
@@deleteddeleted172 I just found my 3 year old comment before this channel
You may want to tell the EMA that the horn is missing some screws or that it's loose where it connects to the chopper!
Wow. That's awesome. It still has the CD emblem on it
Whoa, somebody forgot to replace the horn bolts when they swapped out chopper assemblies... That's kind of nerve-racking to watch! Great video, nice to see one of Paducah's running!
Was just gonna say that
Sounds like it's getting all of its air, but a lot of that sound is coming out between the horn flange and chopper cap instead of going through the horn, thus why it sounds so tinny. Gives you an idea of what one would sound like running without the horn though.
There was a cop that came to check up on the siren while it was running. Hopefully he saw the missing bolts. I actually didn't notice them until I started editing the video.
That's pretty cool. Almost sounds like an A1 at some points. It's just the horn wiggling, hanging on just by the support bracket that's terrifying!
DSRX100 see, thunderbolts in this condition, the kind with rust and loose screws, that makes me actually cry
Wow! Nice and refurbished! At the beginning though the horn shook like crazy
this isn’t refurbished. it shook because it doesn’t have any bolts on the horn, resulting in the horn shaking and a leas amplified sound
That sounds like a 3t or 2t22. Never heard a thunderbolt like this before! Nice job
I dont hear it.
The horn is loose so you’re hearing more of what a thunderbolt would sound like without the horn
I think the blower's life is almost over It doesn't sound so good.
@@Jimjam475 it’s the horn being gapped, not the blower
Great sound.
That is one hell of a Thunderbolt.
I love that sound
Dang,that's a first! Never seen a T-bolt horn hanging on by just the horn support!
Thank God for those support beams holding up the siren.
Could you do more videos on whelen vortex because they're my favorite siren ever
Yeah, when I get the chance.
This thunderbolt looks quite new, despite the Civil Defense logo.
Wow that thing is really shaking!
How was Paducah, or better yet, how was the great Bluegrass State of Kentucky?
I am just fascinated in weather, I might be on the weather channel someday if I want to work there and learn more about weather! 😆
You realize the weather channel just lies because in my town the weather channel said there would be a terrible ice storm and all it did was rain
Ever since we moved here, this Thunderbolt was inactive for a while until recently when they either did some repairs or started working again and I could hear it for the Walmart nearby.
Thanks for the comment! Usually they've been replacing the sirens here as they fail, but it's nice to know they actually do work on the sirens if need be. Now only if they could put the horn bolts back
@@DSRX100 My friend lives here and he says the Thunderbolts are still here. I hope they fixed this one.
@HSETM As of 2024, this Thunderbolt still stands today, and I can hear it several blocks away it on test day.
I could hear another thunderbolt wind down in the distance after this thunderbolt finished its cycles
can you film an aca allertor?
is it ok if I use a video in a siren test compilation I’m working on? I will give credit in the description.
Yes, as long as credit or a link is in the description
@@DSRX100 ok thx
hey, might just be me but this 1000T Sounds a bit different. correct me if I'm wrong but this is either a very early chopper or very late
It sounds odd because the gap between the chopper cap and the horn. It allows air to leak out and it sounds odd (you can tell its loose because the horn shakes at the start). Early choppers don't differ with late choppers so the sound wouldn't be different
Yay!
Sounds nice
There's a whole system of Thunderbolt 1000T's and at least 2 1000's in Louisville KY.
Youd better record them before they're replaced.
what happened its the chopper or the blower
it actually dont sound to bad but I like it when it's more deep sounding
*doesn't
Sounds almost exactly like the siren from Silent Hill 1.
Thats a wobbly freakin horn dang.
Wow July 5'th is my birthday
Did something fly right in the middle of the camera or was that a bolt or something falling off?
I think it was just dirt or a bug.
@@DSRX100 ok, tho did you call the EMA about the horn being wobbly? If its wobbly like that, the supports might be loose as well lol
@@HSETM the horn support is the only thing holding it up
@@1000BT ifk already
@@1000BT i was just saying the screws and bolts connecting the horn to the supports could be loose as well, hence the shaking
Woof. These guttural things... They creep me to no end. Even still, for as much as they give me the creeps, they've come to be a tentative favorite and one that I can now recognize easily due to the throatiness the 1000t's have. o_o
Wow 😳 that is what my tornado siren sounds like
I don’t know why most non-rotating sirens don’t have solenoids (excluding most Whelens, 3T22s, and all non rotating electronic sirens)
Because it's more expensive to build and most places don't even need a third signal. Most just use one signal, alert.
I like tornado siren!
Location? I tried finding it lol
Wow nice
It sounds like a Mobil directo and a 2t22 merger together
Whoa you found one!!! Nice! Also.... can you see if you can if maybe out of state..... And EOWS 612? i just want to know
Brandon Straight There's one in Mt. Vernon Illinois I might record sometime, but don't expect it to be anytime soon. They test on an inconvenient time for me.
DSRX100 Ah thanks anyways!!
Check out my channel. I found an EOWS 612 in barberton ohio. It should be uploaded this afternoon
The echo is Erie
The Thunderbolt’s chopper is choppy
Nice!The horn needs some screws?
SCREW WHELENS!!! THEY ARE EAR RAPE ON A POLE!!!
Brady Ingersoll
What i did not say any thing about a dam whelen yeah its my picture yeah i record them from a distance and there not ear rap on a pole i think YOU MEAN ATI..The middle finger salutes you sir.
Gabe Batmanglidj thanks for participating in the reaction experiment. Whelens are still bad doe
yeah they kinda are but at least there not atis but we do have 3 ati sirens...or should i say non functional atis.
Gabe Batmanglidj Lets all get along :3
You know what to do with that Thunderbolt?! ( 0:08 WIGGLE. WIGGLE. WIGGLE!!!!! ) LOL!
Is the blower working because it dosin't sound like that.
Migausin Leal The blower is definitely working, I could hear it; I was there. It's just that the horn bolts are missing so there's this large gap between the horn and chopper that usually wouldn't be there. The sound doesn't come out the horn as it usually would making this "tinny" sound.
+DSRX100 I changed my username XD
The horn isn't even connected its just being held by the support beams. If it weren't for those beams it would have fallen and crack someone's head open.
Or fell into the shed where the blower is.
It has a little twist
Why is the sound so different than other thunderbolts this one doesn't have that thunderbolt growl to it.
because 2019 me, the horn is missing bolts which causes most of the sound and air to escape between the cap and the horn.
That sounds awesome! It seems like the horn bolts are missing
It has no collector rings
@@near5148 if it had no collector rings it wouldn’t run at all. The collector rings are what allow the siren to rotate and get power at the same time, like a substitute for a wire.
@@djifirealarms he’s an fnf kid what do you expect him to know.
@@KTSMORI i was trying to tell him so he could learn more about sirens
What is this conversation
What's the port ratio and chopper level on this?
Chopper level 4, and isn’t it obvious what port ratio it is?
5/6 but if it ran on 3500 rpm
Definitely has an air leak
Hey this on concord elementary
Why does it sound like that, the blower is not strong enough, Btw I love that sound
The horn is loose, that’s why it sounds like that.
Come on why not an aca allertor. Please! they are my favorite!
Ray Pavon Unfortunately there are no Allertors by him so it's quite difficult for him to record one
nice but the horn is little bit shaking
Why does this thunderbolt sound so different?
Because the horn bolts that secure the horn to the chopper are missing due to poor workmanship, and thus a lot of air is leaking out of the projector horn.
Oh! That's why the sound is missing that growl
What is the difference between a 1000T and a 1000?
A 1000T is dual tone and a 1000 is single tone.
DSRX100 Oh! Thank you.
Wait so it was below freezing in July...?
No, my first attempt to record this siren was back in January of '14.
DSRX100 FYI the description says July not January. That's what threw me off
Is the horn fixed on this siren?
No
@@1000BT shut up.
That how siren hill started from a siren
Is there another Thunderbolt there?
Yes, but they're very slowly fading away. Paducah replaces them as they fail.
DSRX100 i hope they dont replace this and the 4/5 thunderbolt 1000T in Louisville
horn is loose dang
the screw on the horn din't tight
Why does this siren not have its distinctive "Roar"?
+Paul Spomer The bolts holding the horn are missing so there's a gap between the chopper and the horn where some of the sound and air escapes.
+DSRX100 around the 0:14 mark a bolt just falls off the siren XD
no, I think that was debris coming from the open chopper. it could very well be a bolt from the horn tho.
That siren loses something at the 0:14 mark. If you pause it, you can see it. Looks like a bolt. After that wobbly start, it didn't look like it could afford to lose anything else.
That... was a bird.
It may have been a piece of the gasket that goes between the horn & stator.
No gasket or piece of material falls off like that. It was a bird. You can tell by the arc of its descent.
"water is coming out of my tailpipe!"
"hmmm, must be coolant leaking into your cylinders"
"....or it's just condensation in the exhaust system."
wtf? A Bird?
when it starts the horn shakes bad
Yeah I know, I saw it wiggle the whole time.
@@Nogravityyy I wonder if it’s fixed now
@@Nogravityyy either it’s fixed or it was replaced
@@squid7381 It's still there, we recently moved here and this Thunderbolt is still up, it was recently fixed but not sure if the horn is secure. I work a block or 2 away from this Thunderbolt and I could hear it clearly.
The horn's bolt are a little loose
+Ethan Pearson (ba-dum crash!) nice one lol 😂
I was supposed to record that today but my dogs heat lamp caught fire so we had to deal with that
Besides the Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah didn't test on Saturday so you didn't miss much lol
What port is it
5/6
Uh-oh!
Why does that Thunderbolt sound so weird?
Someone forgot to replace the horn bolts near the chopper when they did some repairs to the siren. So, a lot of air is leaking through the gap between the chopper and horn.
wow Im scared🔊
Sounds like a 2t22
looks like the horn is gonna break off soon idk
:(
With the support beam it might be hard for that to happen
Not really, that's what the beam under the horn is for.
Drx100 3t22b
0:08 horn shake
Damn that horn is loose af. Most likely why it sounds like that.
Probably a high chopper or reversed wired
@@ianssirensproductions7418 no
@@United_HVAC_and_Fans no that’s why it sounds like that. Said in the description
@@ianssirensproductions7418 well, its not.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A ATI SIREN IN DISGUISE. QUICK. KNOCK IT DOWN!
I heard this Audio in roblox
XD Yes, I don't know why the uploader uploaded this sound from a thunderbolt but oh well it sounds quite cool
ConnorW07 TheSirenHunter Hi connor btw I love your roblox sirens
LOOSE BOLT THE HORN NOT BOLTED
audio is edited in
It isn't trust me
Yes and no. My main camera shut off so before the second portion I had to use audio from my backup. Audio is from the same siren.
This..... this is the meaning of tornado sirens