Sorry, a little mic overload when the 'Bolt is facing directly at it in its rotation. It went off exactly when I was temporarily away from my planned recording position.
Ah. One truck did dispatch from this station, but I thought it was a coincidence. Because the 6:00 PM siren test didn't happen, and the truck didn't have it's flashers on and it waited at a red light. Anyway, good to know the Thunderbolt is still being used to do its job.
:( I grew up hearing those during tornado warnings. Pretty eerie when you're already in strange tornado weather and now there's a T-bolt going off somewhere.
Hear about the HQ getting a makeover? They got a temporary yellow 1003 on a pole next to it for any firecalls in the meantime. The original 1003 and the diaphones are down, but in that time, the 1003 will be rebuilt.
@@SteelCitySirensandTrains They’ll certainly put them back, since the HQ is getting a makeover at the moment, a temporary thunderbolt 1003 has been put in place on a pole next to the HQ. But once the HQ is complete, they’ll reinstall the newly rebuilt 1003 and the diaphones, which should be sounding regularly by then.
That's a heck of a racket, but it's Goooooooood!
Your Pal,
Mr. PILL
This was actually a real call for an AFA. Everyone responded from Station 2 on Elm Place.
Ah. One truck did dispatch from this station, but I thought it was a coincidence. Because the 6:00 PM siren test didn't happen, and the truck didn't have it's flashers on and it waited at a red light. Anyway, good to know the Thunderbolt is still being used to do its job.
R.I.P All Amarillo's Texas Thunderbolts
1956---2020
:( I grew up hearing those during tornado warnings. Pretty eerie when you're already in strange tornado weather and now there's a T-bolt going off somewhere.
There was an 8RPM Thunderbolt in Amarillo Texas.
@@CentralTexasSirens what happened to the thunderbolts did they got destroyed or replaced with a new siren
@@mineolabolt4928 yes
Hear about the HQ getting a makeover? They got a temporary yellow 1003 on a pole next to it for any firecalls in the meantime. The original 1003 and the diaphones are down, but in that time, the 1003 will be rebuilt.
Nice! Thanks for the info MV.
Will the original 1003 and the Diaphones be put back up soon if they fix them?
@@SteelCitySirensandTrains They’ll certainly put them back, since the HQ is getting a makeover at the moment, a temporary thunderbolt 1003 has been put in place on a pole next to the HQ. But once the HQ is complete, they’ll reinstall the newly rebuilt 1003 and the diaphones, which should be sounding regularly by then.
@@marlonvasquez6531 Ok. Thank god the original 1003 and the Diaphones are not going anywhere if I’m right.
@@SteelCitySirensandTrains Yep, the HQ knows it’s probably iconic too. It’s been with them for 51 years after all.
They removed the red thunderbolt and added a new one on a pole outside of the place
Ik
@Andre Waskewitch I know gosh
They have reinstated the OG in a CD yellow like before in 2005
That’s a Thunderbolt 1003ASA
113 decibels
@@sirenmaster1735 let me see….
A = Single Phase
SA = Series A
The video is pitch black. I don’t see the siren at all
Why is it noisy?
@@sirenmaster1735 because its a siren