Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1000T, Attack & Alert: Paducah, KY (McCraken Co. Tornado Siren Test, HD)
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*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.
McCracken County, Kentucky Outdoor Warning Siren Map
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This..... this is the meaning of tornado sirens
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
That sounds like a 3t or 2t22. Never heard a thunderbolt like this before! Nice job
@United_HVAC_and_Fans
3 жыл бұрын
I dont hear it.
@dank980
2 жыл бұрын
The horn is loose so you’re hearing more of what a thunderbolt would sound like without the horn
@Jimjam475
2 жыл бұрын
I think the blower's life is almost over It doesn't sound so good.
@SNIXC
Жыл бұрын
@@Jimjam475 it’s the horn being gapped, not the blower
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.
@petecasumpang2212
5 жыл бұрын
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
@deleteddeleted172
5 жыл бұрын
Yes they are loose the bottom row of bolts aren't even there!
@Jimjam475
2 жыл бұрын
I have a request of a new character in tornado siren madness (This Thunderbolt)
@sugarmashofficial_6210
Жыл бұрын
@@deleteddeleted172 I just found my 3 year old comment before this channel
Wow! Nice and refurbished! At the beginning though the horn shook like crazy
@pennsy77
4 жыл бұрын
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
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.
@DSRX100
Жыл бұрын
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
@HSETM
Жыл бұрын
@@DSRX100 My friend lives here and he says the Thunderbolts are still here. I hope they fixed this one.
@johndeerefan725
2 ай бұрын
@HSETM As of 2024, this Thunderbolt still stands today, and I can hear it several blocks away it on test day.
Could you do more videos on whelen vortex because they're my favorite siren ever
@DSRX100
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, when I get the chance.
Great sound.
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!
@TheSleepyMechanic0524
10 жыл бұрын
Was just gonna say that
@murrfarms
10 жыл бұрын
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.
@DSRX100
10 жыл бұрын
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.
@TheSleepyMechanic0524
10 жыл бұрын
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!
@melville7367
10 жыл бұрын
DSRX100 see, thunderbolts in this condition, the kind with rust and loose screws, that makes me actually cry
How was Paducah, or better yet, how was the great Bluegrass State of Kentucky?
can you film an aca allertor?
Dang,that's a first! Never seen a T-bolt horn hanging on by just the horn support!
This thunderbolt looks quite new, despite the Civil Defense logo.
There's a whole system of Thunderbolt 1000T's and at least 2 1000's in Louisville KY.
@TheSleepyMechanic0524
10 жыл бұрын
Youd better record them before they're replaced.
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! 😆
@deleteddeleted172
5 жыл бұрын
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
I don’t know why most non-rotating sirens don’t have solenoids (excluding most Whelens, 3T22s, and all non rotating electronic sirens)
@DSRX100
6 жыл бұрын
Because it's more expensive to build and most places don't even need a third signal. Most just use one signal, alert.
That is one hell of a Thunderbolt.
I love that sound
Wow that thing is really shaking!
is it ok if I use a video in a siren test compilation I’m working on? I will give credit in the description.
@DSRX100
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, as long as credit or a link is in the description
@westshore6899
3 жыл бұрын
@@DSRX100 ok thx
what happened its the chopper or the blower
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.
@johndeerefan725
Жыл бұрын
Or fell into the shed where the blower is.
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
@thespiritstingray9359
3 жыл бұрын
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
Thank God for those support beams holding up the siren.
I could hear another thunderbolt wind down in the distance after this thunderbolt finished its cycles
Why is the sound so different than other thunderbolts this one doesn't have that thunderbolt growl to it.
@kansasstatealerting2424
Жыл бұрын
because 2019 me, the horn is missing bolts which causes most of the sound and air to escape between the cap and the horn.
Location? I tried finding it lol
That sounds awesome! It seems like the horn bolts are missing
@near5148
3 жыл бұрын
It has no collector rings
@djifirealarms
3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@KTSMORI
2 жыл бұрын
@@djifirealarms he’s an fnf kid what do you expect him to know.
@djifirealarms
2 жыл бұрын
@@KTSMORI i was trying to tell him so he could learn more about sirens
@dank980
2 жыл бұрын
What is this conversation
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
@DSRX100
10 жыл бұрын
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.
@Patrickbaby420
10 жыл бұрын
DSRX100 Ah thanks anyways!!
@melville7367
10 жыл бұрын
Check out my channel. I found an EOWS 612 in barberton ohio. It should be uploaded this afternoon
The Thunderbolt’s chopper is choppy
it actually dont sound to bad but I like it when it's more deep sounding
@deleteddeleted172
5 жыл бұрын
*doesn't
Is the blower working because it dosin't sound like that.
@DSRX100
9 жыл бұрын
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.
@edwardgausin9217
8 жыл бұрын
+DSRX100 I changed my username XD
Wow July 5'th is my birthday
Nice!The horn needs some screws?
@melville7367
10 жыл бұрын
SCREW WHELENS!!! THEY ARE EAR RAPE ON A POLE!!!
@batto-mang9972
10 жыл бұрын
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.
@melville7367
10 жыл бұрын
Gabe Batmanglidj thanks for participating in the reaction experiment. Whelens are still bad doe
@batto-mang9972
10 жыл бұрын
yeah they kinda are but at least there not atis but we do have 3 ati sirens...or should i say non functional atis.
@Patrickbaby420
10 жыл бұрын
Gabe Batmanglidj Lets all get along :3
Sounds almost exactly like the siren from Silent Hill 1.
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.
@du4lstrik3
8 жыл бұрын
That... was a bird.
@tylerdavis9820
7 жыл бұрын
It may have been a piece of the gasket that goes between the horn & stator.
@du4lstrik3
7 жыл бұрын
No gasket or piece of material falls off like that. It was a bird. You can tell by the arc of its descent.
@du4lstrik3
7 жыл бұрын
"water is coming out of my tailpipe!" "hmmm, must be coolant leaking into your cylinders" "....or it's just condensation in the exhaust system."
@childishtombino1275
7 жыл бұрын
wtf? A Bird?
Sounds nice
Yay!
Did something fly right in the middle of the camera or was that a bolt or something falling off?
@DSRX100
3 жыл бұрын
I think it was just dirt or a bug.
@HSETM
3 жыл бұрын
@@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
@1000BT
2 жыл бұрын
@@HSETM the horn support is the only thing holding it up
@HSETM
2 жыл бұрын
@@1000BT ifk already
@HSETM
2 жыл бұрын
@@1000BT i was just saying the screws and bolts connecting the horn to the supports could be loose as well, hence the shaking
The echo is Erie
Come on why not an aca allertor. Please! they are my favorite!
@Elizabeth-ts4om
7 жыл бұрын
Ray Pavon Unfortunately there are no Allertors by him so it's quite difficult for him to record one
Thats a wobbly freakin horn dang.
You know what to do with that Thunderbolt?! ( 0:08 WIGGLE. WIGGLE. WIGGLE!!!!! ) LOL!
Why does it sound like that, the blower is not strong enough, Btw I love that sound
@kansasstatealerting2424
3 жыл бұрын
The horn is loose, that’s why it sounds like that.
What port is it
@kansasstatealerting2424
3 жыл бұрын
5/6
Why does this thunderbolt sound so different?
@DSRX100
7 жыл бұрын
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.
@deleteddeleted172
5 жыл бұрын
Oh! That's why the sound is missing that growl
Wait so it was below freezing in July...?
@DSRX100
7 жыл бұрын
No, my first attempt to record this siren was back in January of '14.
@Elizabeth-ts4om
7 жыл бұрын
DSRX100 FYI the description says July not January. That's what threw me off
It sounds like a Mobil directo and a 2t22 merger together
What's the port ratio and chopper level on this?
@dank980
2 жыл бұрын
Chopper level 4, and isn’t it obvious what port ratio it is?
@sugarmashofficial_6210
Жыл бұрын
5/6 but if it ran on 3500 rpm
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
The horn's bolt are a little loose
@Creeperboy099
8 жыл бұрын
+Ethan Pearson (ba-dum crash!) nice one lol 😂
nice but the horn is little bit shaking
Wow 😳 that is what my tornado siren sounds like
What is the difference between a 1000T and a 1000?
@DSRX100
6 жыл бұрын
A 1000T is dual tone and a 1000 is single tone.
@southwestcarwashes
6 жыл бұрын
DSRX100 Oh! Thank you.
Why does that Thunderbolt sound so weird?
@DSRX100
6 жыл бұрын
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 nice
Hey this on concord elementary
Why does this siren not have its distinctive "Roar"?
@DSRX100
8 жыл бұрын
+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.
@Elizabeth-ts4om
8 жыл бұрын
+DSRX100 around the 0:14 mark a bolt just falls off the siren XD
@midwestsirens
8 жыл бұрын
no, I think that was debris coming from the open chopper. it could very well be a bolt from the horn tho.
It has a little twist
looks like the horn is gonna break off soon idk
@Creeperboy099
8 жыл бұрын
:(
@deleteddeleted172
5 жыл бұрын
With the support beam it might be hard for that to happen
@kansasstatealerting2424
4 жыл бұрын
Not really, that's what the beam under the horn is for.
when it starts the horn shakes bad
@Nogravityyy
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I know, I saw it wiggle the whole time.
@squid7381
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nogravityyy I wonder if it’s fixed now
@squid7381
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nogravityyy either it’s fixed or it was replaced
@johndeerefan725
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
Is there another Thunderbolt there?
@DSRX100
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, but they're very slowly fading away. Paducah replaces them as they fail.
@sirensofsoutheastmichigan
6 жыл бұрын
DSRX100 i hope they dont replace this and the 4/5 thunderbolt 1000T in Louisville
the screw on the horn din't tight
Is the horn fixed on this siren?
@1000BT
3 жыл бұрын
No
@ianssirensproductions7418
2 жыл бұрын
@@1000BT shut up.
horn is loose dang
I like tornado siren!
That how siren hill started from a siren
I was supposed to record that today but my dogs heat lamp caught fire so we had to deal with that
@DSRX100
3 жыл бұрын
Besides the Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah didn't test on Saturday so you didn't miss much lol
Definitely has an air leak
Drx100 3t22b
Damn that horn is loose af. Most likely why it sounds like that.
@ianssirensproductions7418
2 жыл бұрын
Probably a high chopper or reversed wired
@United_HVAC_and_Fans
2 жыл бұрын
@@ianssirensproductions7418 no
@ianssirensproductions7418
2 жыл бұрын
@@United_HVAC_and_Fans no that’s why it sounds like that. Said in the description
@United_HVAC_and_Fans
2 жыл бұрын
@@ianssirensproductions7418 well, its not.
Uh-oh!
wow Im scared🔊
Sounds like a 2t22
0:08 horn shake
IT SOUNDS LIKE A ATI SIREN IN DISGUISE. QUICK. KNOCK IT DOWN!
I heard this Audio in roblox
@childishtombino1275
7 жыл бұрын
XD Yes, I don't know why the uploader uploaded this sound from a thunderbolt but oh well it sounds quite cool
@bnsfbandit9807
7 жыл бұрын
ConnorW07 TheSirenHunter Hi connor btw I love your roblox sirens
LOOSE BOLT THE HORN NOT BOLTED
audio is edited in
@childishtombino1275
7 жыл бұрын
It isn't trust me
@DSRX100
7 жыл бұрын
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