Its strange now. I'm 39 and can appreciate the sound of this siren although I was absolutely traumatized by this very model siren when I was 7 years old. I was standing very near the base of a thunderbolt 1000 while playing on the playground in kindergarten with a friend and even though teachers new the siren schedule so that they could bring us in before it sounded for a test, I guess that day they lost track of time and the siren sounded and I lost it. I went ballistic and started crying. I've always had issues with loud noises, explosions, gunshots, etc but the sound of that siren affected me like no other loud noise has in my nearly 40 years on the earth. The wind up and wind down can still sometimes send a slight chill up my spine and ever so briefly I go back to 7 year old me and remember how my mom who was a teacher at that school used to arrange for the counselor to come get me from class a few minutes before the siren sounded. She would take me to her office that was in the middle of the school away from any windows, and she would turn on her little boom box radio and turn the volume up to drown out any remnant of sound from the scary siren. But now as an adult it's not so bad. I actually get a sense of nostalgia if/when I hear one of these dying breeds. #SavetheThunderbolts
I feel the same way. As a kid, I used to be absolutely terrified of loud noises and tornado sirens were some of the worst sounds to hear. Not only are they loud, but they signal a potentially imminent disaster and they always have this eerie sound from this distance. I've since overcome my fears and now I try to record them whenever I get a chance to. The same goes for tornadoes as well.
Im 22 now and my elemtary school had a roof mounted single tone 'bolt that sounds very similar to this one and it used to scare the crap out of me at recess when I wasnt ready for it. Those blowers really do pack a punch! I also lived just across the street from the school so there was no escape! The siren was sadly removed almost 9 years ago and my heart is still broken to this day. EDIT: This is the only known video of the siren: czcams.com/video/1nunUiquB_g/video.html
That’s literally me. I’m pretty autistic and have had that loud noise problem as a kid. Except primarily with school fire alarms, and the tornado siren under certain conditions. The sudden and very loud sound of the alarm would startle me so bad. I absolutely hated it. Keep in mind, these fire alarms are Gentex Commander 3 and 4 alarms, set to the mechanical tone at high decibel level, the kind of alarm meant for factories and malls, used in tight classrooms. So excuse me for being autistic and dealing with that kind of crap. The counselor or my case manager would take me outside before fire drills so the alarm wouldn’t bother me. During my later high school years I would get the dates and times fire drills were scheduled so I could put headphones on and blast my favorite music through. That really helped drown them out. (I’m serious. The Gentex Commander 3 and 4 set to the mechanical tone at high level is absolutely no joke. Just look it up.)
I knew they had a single tone one somewhere in the system, nice to know which one it is now! I think one of them is major-toned as well but I don't know which one it is, and I've also heard rumors that the one on the hospital is also single tone but I've never heard it.
The bearings sound like they might need maintenance, seems to hiccup on the wind-down. Also looks like the screen has seen better days. Either way, nice video!
it may hick up, or have a broken screen, which can be replace with pretty much anything so it doesnt matter, but other then those 2 things, this is the healthiest bolt i ever heard
Carlos Aponte they should put ball bearings in the blower instead of friction since friction bearings wear down alot faster but put ball bearings in it and it should be relaxed!
The motor that the chopper is powered by has two sets of bearings, small steel balls in a case around the stem that are lubricated, and as the grease wears down, these bearings start to seize, causing the hiccups.
wow that siren needs maintinence the screen on the froont is falling off also if your wondering there is a federal signal thunderbolt here in davenport IA although it is kinda hidden most of the system is whelens witch are quieter than this beast
It sounds and look the same but different, apparently they painted blue. I have no idea why but they did lol. It has the same chopper level. And same rpm. Great video. One more question, what type blower is it?
DSRX100 Nope lol, I live in Missouri. Where I live we used to have 2 thunderbolts but now we have one because the other one was broken. So they replace T-121 but thank god they didn’t take down the other one.
Update about thunderbolt I told u about. They’re gonna replace with a asc e class ec4 siren but here’s the great news. The people who are taking down the siren will let me have a the siren for free!! I’m so happy and proud 👍🏻
I’m making an EAS Scenario, would you mind if I borrowed the audio from this 1000, and some audio from an STH-10, 2001-130, and a 1000T, all with alert and attack tones, in exchange, you’ll be credited for the audio at the end of the scenario and I’ll throw in a promo for your channel in the description.
Specific videos I’d like to borrow audio from are as listed: m.czcams.com/video/08EdwJO1az0/video.html m.czcams.com/video/wFHYjIdTVEY/video.html m.czcams.com/video/dOx_NYNFrrc/video.html And m.czcams.com/video/A2Tv4vIglFg/video.html In return, I will credit you for the audio at the end of the scenario and promote your channel in the description box
i really dont get why people prefer the dual toned over this, yea it sounds mean, but this is much, much more scary sounding, especially when its a system of 1000s at a low chopper level.
! ObamaTookMyCat ! Eh, these are better for rural areas IMO. Dual toned ones are better for urban areas because the low pitch echoes off of the infrastructure
We can hear those fuckers in the next town over across the bridge even when we are in our houses. If we aren't paying attention to the weather our first sign something is up is we hear Paducah sirens start up. XD
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Yes and no. the 4M and the 5M come under A2 blowers and I can tell you that the 4M has the lowest CFM and the 5M has the Highest. The A1 blower comes in-between.
that's not how thunder bolts sound they have a root blower sound with the chopper thunderbolts have root blower but the root blower seems quiet then it orignly sounds but i do hear the root blower is working its just quiet
Uh...what do you mean? This is exactly what a single-toned Thunderbolt sounds like. Notice it's a 1000 not a 1000T or 1003. You're probably more used to the dual-toned ones.
@@Whyyoutubewhy.. yea, there’s the single tone 1003, 2000, and 7020. And there might have been a round horn thunderbolt, but thats basically an ACA hurricane
Its strange now. I'm 39 and can appreciate the sound of this siren although I was absolutely traumatized by this very model siren when I was 7 years old. I was standing very near the base of a thunderbolt 1000 while playing on the playground in kindergarten with a friend and even though teachers new the siren schedule so that they could bring us in before it sounded for a test, I guess that day they lost track of time and the siren sounded and I lost it. I went ballistic and started crying. I've always had issues with loud noises, explosions, gunshots, etc but the sound of that siren affected me like no other loud noise has in my nearly 40 years on the earth. The wind up and wind down can still sometimes send a slight chill up my spine and ever so briefly I go back to 7 year old me and remember how my mom who was a teacher at that school used to arrange for the counselor to come get me from class a few minutes before the siren sounded. She would take me to her office that was in the middle of the school away from any windows, and she would turn on her little boom box radio and turn the volume up to drown out any remnant of sound from the scary siren. But now as an adult it's not so bad. I actually get a sense of nostalgia if/when I hear one of these dying breeds. #SavetheThunderbolts
I feel the same way. As a kid, I used to be absolutely terrified of loud noises and tornado sirens were some of the worst sounds to hear. Not only are they loud, but they signal a potentially imminent disaster and they always have this eerie sound from this distance. I've since overcome my fears and now I try to record them whenever I get a chance to. The same goes for tornadoes as well.
Same with you guys
#SavetheThunderbolts
Im 22 now and my elemtary school had a roof mounted single tone 'bolt that sounds very similar to this one and it used to scare the crap out of me at recess when I wasnt ready for it. Those blowers really do pack a punch! I also lived just across the street from the school so there was no escape! The siren was sadly removed almost 9 years ago and my heart is still broken to this day.
EDIT: This is the only known video of the siren: czcams.com/video/1nunUiquB_g/video.html
That’s literally me. I’m pretty autistic and have had that loud noise problem as a kid. Except primarily with school fire alarms, and the tornado siren under certain conditions. The sudden and very loud sound of the alarm would startle me so bad. I absolutely hated it. Keep in mind, these fire alarms are Gentex Commander 3 and 4 alarms, set to the mechanical tone at high decibel level, the kind of alarm meant for factories and malls, used in tight classrooms. So excuse me for being autistic and dealing with that kind of crap. The counselor or my case manager would take me outside before fire drills so the alarm wouldn’t bother me. During my later high school years I would get the dates and times fire drills were scheduled so I could put headphones on and blast my favorite music through. That really helped drown them out.
(I’m serious. The Gentex Commander 3 and 4 set to the mechanical tone at high level is absolutely no joke. Just look it up.)
Someone needs to fix that screen.
Sincerely,
My OCD.
ThePolarBearProductions ssaammmeee
I have ADHD
Lol I have OCD too
Jennafer Ortiz Same Bro
They need to fix it.
After five years, this is STILL my most favorite Thunderbolt; my most FAVORITE siren out of all. ❤️
Mine too!
Legendary siren, Sound's amazing with the echo in the background!
One of the best videos out there 👍
I knew they had a single tone one somewhere in the system, nice to know which one it is now! I think one of them is major-toned as well but I don't know which one it is, and I've also heard rumors that the one on the hospital is also single tone but I've never heard it.
The bearings sound like they might need maintenance, seems to hiccup on the wind-down. Also looks like the screen has seen better days. Either way, nice video!
Thunderbolt1000Tfan screen was probs having a blast just hanging like that
@Adriel The Argonix Ambulance ok?
Yeah the screen was flapping around like crazy but if the siren ain’t broke don’t fix it or replace it
And it hiccups at every same spot, a pattern
That is exactly what I heard on a Saturday
This just may be one of the scariest sounding sirens that I've ever heard! Incredible!
This brings back many memories from 1996-2005, here in Atchison Ks, when we had several 1000s in our system. Now we have mostly 2001s and Eclipses
Spatch Wiseman do you know the Sallie house in Atchison?
@@brandonbutchart5576 sorry for the late reply, yes sir I know a little about it
sounds like it has a little bit of a hiccup on wind down. hope that thing gets fixed and not replaced because this thing sounds epic!
it may hick up, or have a broken screen, which can be replace with pretty much anything so it doesnt matter, but other then those 2 things, this is the healthiest bolt i ever heard
The one by Concord Elementary across the street from Kohls is duel tone. The bridge street siren is one of the oldest.
I like that it sounds like a T-128
@ATI HPSS 16R mhm
No, not really.
Nahhhhhhh!, it sounds waaaaaay better than a T-128, theres one of those behind my house, not even close to the Thunderbolt!
Same tone but kind of different timbre since it is done by a 5-port siren instead of an 8 port one like the T-128.
@@tonybressiethevisualnovela7435
Theyre 9 port
when a 2001 hits puberty, it turns into this
The Killer Clown no it turns in to the Equinox
Boeing 797 yeah the equinox can not keep a steady pitch
+activation tones BTW, what port is it?
I live in the UK and use to have an old Carter air raid sirens across the street, shame they removed it, it was an icon of ww2 for Britain.
LEOPARD_GAMING welcome to the usa our icon siren: thunderbolt 1000t's
(Im being a smartass)
csx68 fs15 Nah 2001-130s are
Elizabeth_958 no tbolt have been around longer since ww2
csx68 midwest and western railroad and 1003s
What makes them do that weard hiccup in the wind down like at 3:01?
This gotta be the best thunderbolt siren
What was the Lone Oak FD siren before they replaced it a few years ago? It had an AMAZING tone.
They once had both a Federal Signal Model 5 and a Thunderbolt. The Model 5 was removed a few years ago, but the Thunderbolt should still be there.
The hiccups and screen give it character, and the largest hiccup happens in the same spot of rotation
imagine if the screen flew off and hit someone
Leevi Nelson xD
If the blower was powerful enough it would have lol.
i live here in mccracken coutny paducah ky i would laugh
That would be hilarious
*Free Thunderbolt screen anyone?*
Paducah needs to upgrade there current siren system. Its full of neglected sirens that sound like they might fall apart at any moment...
It looks like it’s new! It even got in my dreams by tornado!
It's not really new. If it looked new it would be refurbished but it doesn't look like it, the logos are non visible
There is a thunderbolt still on top of Lourdes Hospital and also the Irvin Cobb Hotel down on Broadway.
I might try recording that one sometime.
Be sure to do the one in highway 92 in Georgia, it has a federal signal 2001.
Very nice!
The attack wail has this little choppy thing at the end of a single wail. Whats up with that?
•Cookie Crumbz• The hiccup? Just where the bearings for the chopper are catching due to poor lubrication is my guess.
the 1000s aren't really my favorites but sound cool
chopper level?
Is it possible to tell the difference between 1000 and 1000T by looking? I never can tell.
Nope.
The bearings are a bit tired, winds down faster than normal. Also why it hiccups
Dont all 1000 Model Thunderbolts hiccup on wind downs? But yeah, sounds a bit sad.
Sure seems like it, but no
Yeah, that thing needs to be fixed before the Chopper goes to the fritz.
Ok
Carlos Aponte they should put ball bearings in the blower instead of friction since friction bearings wear down alot faster but put ball bearings in it and it should be relaxed!
sounds good
Sounds alot like a model 2!
What causes the 1000 to have a hiccup in the wind down?
Yup, bad bearings.
The motor that the chopper is powered by has two sets of bearings, small steel balls in a case around the stem that are lubricated, and as the grease wears down, these bearings start to seize, causing the hiccups.
Tyler Davis dumb friction useless bearings, if it were rolling element bearings it wouldn't hiccup as much but instead wind down slower and nicely
Bad bearings
wow that siren needs maintinence the screen on the froont is falling off also if your wondering there is a federal signal thunderbolt here in davenport IA although it is kinda hidden most of the system is whelens witch are quieter than this beast
Why does the Thunderbolt seem to have a low pitched undertone?
7367Network possibly the blower
Hiccups like the 3t22 in Bethany 9 years ago
is it a 5m? (I didn't read the desc on purpose if it's in there)
I think it isn't, not 100% sure though.
Also for the sake of all humanity PLEASE read the descriptions dude.
And also there’s another one a couple miles from it, and another one after that.
What kind of blower does this one use? Sounds like an early A2, but I could be wrong
sounds like a a2 to me. I've never heard a thunderbolt sound like that
5M A2
@@nickberg2821 4M
I hope for the whistle when they think about the Thunderbolts
I Like The Wind Up
the og thunderbolt
This is scary...
It sounds and look the same but different, apparently they painted blue. I have no idea why but they did lol. It has the same chopper level. And same rpm. Great video. One more question, what type blower is it?
Thanks for the comment! Do you live around the Paducah area? I find it interesting that they painted it blue.
DSRX100 Nope lol, I live in Missouri. Where I live we used to have 2 thunderbolts but now we have one because the other one was broken. So they replace T-121 but thank god they didn’t take down the other one.
Update about thunderbolt I told u about. They’re gonna replace with a asc e class ec4 siren but here’s the great news. The people who are taking down the siren will let me have a the siren for free!! I’m so happy and proud 👍🏻
is it echoing or does it sound like it hucups a little bit when it winds down?
***** Yeah it hiccups every now and then.
DSRX100 oh ok. nice video btw keep them up!
+The Kompst Network™ it isn't digital
+The Kompst Network™ No, It's clipping because the bearings in this siren are causing it to "hiccup"... It has nothing to do with the audio
I’m making an EAS Scenario, would you mind if I borrowed the audio from this 1000, and some audio from an STH-10, 2001-130, and a 1000T, all with alert and attack tones, in exchange, you’ll be credited for the audio at the end of the scenario and I’ll throw in a promo for your channel in the description.
Specific videos I’d like to borrow audio from are as listed:
m.czcams.com/video/08EdwJO1az0/video.html
m.czcams.com/video/wFHYjIdTVEY/video.html
m.czcams.com/video/dOx_NYNFrrc/video.html
And
m.czcams.com/video/A2Tv4vIglFg/video.html
In return, I will credit you for the audio at the end of the scenario and promote your channel in the description box
@@ThunderboltFan2000 Yeah feel free to use them
@@DSRX100 Thanks Amigo
The federal signal thunderbolt 1000 sounds like a 2001 srn to me
There cool tornado sirens
where siren located at
Kentucky
When it was recorded in 2016 it was super rusty already
IIRC You're thinking of a completely different bolt.
In my opinion, I like the single-tone (1000) Thunderbolts than the dual-tone ones (1000T)
Same the dual tones sound like a cutter
Simple man
Sounds like a T-128
HuskyTech NOT AT ALL
Yes, somewhat.
What i scream after a boy says "TORNADO!" or i hear them snickering about my baby tornados:
Seems like it's on chopper 4.
Was this test with a blower
Yes
That string swaying
and the mad bolt 3 chopper level replaced the great mineola red bolt
Any idea on what chopper level this is on?
Lol it's over 9000!
+4J25 6 I think
+4J25 6 I think
probably level 5
Spencer Harman hmm ok
i really dont get why people prefer the dual toned over this, yea it sounds mean, but this is much, much more scary sounding, especially when its a system of 1000s at a low chopper level.
! ObamaTookMyCat ! Eh, these are better for rural areas IMO. Dual toned ones are better for urban areas because the low pitch echoes off of the infrastructure
The sound of the single tone ones also carried further because the sound is more ‘smooth’ and less ‘raspy’
We can hear those fuckers in the next town over across the bridge even when we are in our houses. If we aren't paying attention to the weather our first sign something is up is we hear Paducah sirens start up. XD
Power: goes out
That one girl in class:
*High pitched thunderbolt*
LOL its front vent was blowing off if anybody noticed
mesh screen
its drooling...
Not CZcams recommending my childhood to me
It's sounds like a civil war siren more than a thunderbolt
a thunderbolt was a very popular siren from the cold war
@@bycuritiba I think they mean it's single tone which doesn't sound like the Thunderbolts that many of us were used to hearing as a kid.
Noice and I subscribed you
Sounds like T-128
The father of the Model 2....
+Giovanny Plascencia How so? Model 2 came out first.
Oh..... I didn't know that...
+DSRX100 it did? I was told it came out in the 80's
It's the oldest siren still in production, dating back to the 20's.
DSRX100 1905
I found a tornado siren in Oakland, California and there are no tornadoes in that city, What is the siren in Oakland, California used for?
Probably tsunamis because it's a coastal city
Voilà sonne bien
Hoy Es 6 de Junio Del 2015
why do they remove these sirens?
Because they break and there are no replacement parts
+BOB!theGMObanana LOL
got it, thanks
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why does it do that wrwrwrwr sound?
@bi bad windup
What chopper level is this?
4
Mr.Someone \Tom/ thx
No problem.
Mr.Someone \Tom/ sounds a bit like 2
No 2 is a lot lower pitched
Dubai uses thunderbolts
Thunderbolt 1000 vs Federal signal 2001
Creaky C. Both are equally great sirens
Air Raid Siren
That screen is barely hold on
A1 blower?
Jared no. A2 4M
A2 blowers have the biggest CFM of them all. :D
Yes and no. the 4M and the 5M come under A2 blowers and I can tell you that the 4M has the lowest CFM and the 5M has the Highest. The A1 blower comes in-between.
UAE uses this
The Hor siren have Rusts on it.-
Is thunderbolt
I HAD NO IDEA FEDERAL SIGNAL MADE THE THUNDERBOLT
are you kidding me?
65 years to be precise
almost as old as my house, except it's a year older
our local fire dept actually has a model B, dual head.
i pfer the 1003 's sister sire the thunderbolt 1003T/1003A
They only Made a 1003ATSB And 1003AT.
all 1003s are dual tone,
Me when I get bit by a spider:
Air Raid! Air Raid!
broken screen on siren
No shit.
it sounds more like a 2001 oh wait 1000ts and 1003s sound more cooler
Yeah, but the single tone Thunderbolt is noticeably louder.
Im Thunderbolt the best tornado siren
Well, a 1000t not single tone 1000s
that's not how thunder bolts sound they have a root blower sound with the chopper thunderbolts have root blower but the root blower seems quiet then it orignly sounds but i do hear the root blower is working its just quiet
Uh...what do you mean? This is exactly what a single-toned Thunderbolt sounds like. Notice it's a 1000 not a 1000T or 1003. You're probably more used to the dual-toned ones.
xD the *mesh is screwed up
Jail bar? That's a rare screen used on the thunderbolts instead of the "whatever it's made of" Screen
+TomDoesThings it's called a mesh screen
Marlon Vasquez That's the one, Thanks
Mesh- I need to remember that
Sirens & Aviation
me??
Mr.Someone \Tom/ No.
Wow it’s not a 1000T (if not you got a very rare siren)
all thunderbolt models are common
@@Whyyoutubewhy.. not true
@@Whyyoutubewhy.. yea, there’s the single tone 1003, 2000, and 7020. And there might have been a round horn thunderbolt, but thats basically an ACA hurricane
Real shame we don't have these in Australia :(
Machine Man In Brisbane there is a Whelen 4004. It is on CZcams
stormblade123hsm is there?! I'll have to have a look!
***** good advice mate, although I learnt it the hard way a while ago
Creaky C. There is a whelen in brisbane
0:39 thunderbolt go brrrr
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Bêtises poulien
Dj siren. Ba doo doo do do doo