That Thunderbolt 1000T sounds eerie from a distance in Alert during a actual Warning also sounds like one of the Vortexes or OA-1s are timed to only activate for 3 Minutes while the rest of the system goes for 5 Minutes
Yes. I noticed the same thing during Severe Weather Awareness testing. Some of the Whelens shut down at 3 minutes during both tests. Regarding the Tbolt, I hope they don't take that one down any time soon. It still sounds pretty good. I went over there on the first Wednesday of this month (5/4/22) and it seemed to be working well.
@Maestro Dan Today (Monday) there may be some severe weather here. Yesterday we were in an enhanced risk area but got nothing. Today we're again in an enhanced risk area and there's a moderate risk area just to our west. I actually love severe weather. So this excites me. But I agree that people should stay sky aware.
@@southeast_minnesota_sirens04 I don't know why they haven't taken it down since they are no longer using it. I have watched it go off before - back in the early 2000s - and it sounded great. I am so tired of these new single-tone sirens that sound more like fire engine sirens than tornado sirens.
@@southeast_minnesota_sirens04 I don't know the answer to that. There is at least one video of that siren going off on UA-cam. On the video I've seen you can hear the blower, especially during attack, but I don't know the model.
I didn't hear anything other than the thunderbolt. I actually went over to the west bank on the first Wednesday (5/4/22) and recorded the tbolt from the courtyard. I didn't hear anything but the tbolt. It still sounds pretty good (to me at least). I hope they don't get rid of it any time soon.
There are four Whelen sirens near my home: A Vortex on 4th Ave S & E 25th St (Clinton Field Park), a Vortex on 1st Ave S & E 16th St, an OA2 on Portland Ave & E 10th St, and an OA2 on Chicago Ave & E 14th St. Then there's the Thunderbolt on top of the 21st Ave Ramp (21st Ave S & S 4th St, U of M West Bank).
@@minnesnowtasirens Apple Valley DID have at least one Hurricane in the 80s (and maybe part of the 90s). I used to see it when I happened to drive thru Apple Valley long ago. Incidentally, Minnetonka had 2 squared-horned Hurricanes up until the mid-1990s.
@@minnesnowtasirens Throughout the 80s and 90s, Minneapolis had mostly Thunderbolts. Minneapolis also had at least 2 Allertors and 1 Federal SD-10, but no Hurricanes. The Minnetonka Hurricanes weren't very close to Minneapolis.
That Thunderbolt 1000T sounds eerie from a distance in Alert during a actual Warning also sounds like one of the Vortexes or OA-1s are timed to only activate for 3 Minutes while the rest of the system goes for 5 Minutes
Yes. I noticed the same thing during Severe Weather Awareness testing. Some of the Whelens shut down at 3 minutes during both tests. Regarding the Tbolt, I hope they don't take that one down any time soon. It still sounds pretty good. I went over there on the first Wednesday of this month (5/4/22) and it seemed to be working well.
@Maestro Dan Today (Monday) there may be some severe weather here. Yesterday we were in an enhanced risk area but got nothing. Today we're again in an enhanced risk area and there's a moderate risk area just to our west. I actually love severe weather. So this excites me. But I agree that people should stay sky aware.
Nice video! Do you know any info on the Bloomington, MN Inactive Thunderbolt 1003? Like when it was from?
Is that the one mounted on the building just east of MOA?
@@SCS912 correct
@@southeast_minnesota_sirens04 I don't know why they haven't taken it down since they are no longer using it. I have watched it go off before - back in the early 2000s - and it sounded great. I am so tired of these new single-tone sirens that sound more like fire engine sirens than tornado sirens.
@@SCS912 epic! Do you recall what blower it has? I think a C-Series 4M, so that means it’s from early 80s-90s
@@southeast_minnesota_sirens04 I don't know the answer to that. There is at least one video of that siren going off on UA-cam. On the video I've seen you can hear the blower, especially during attack, but I don't know the model.
thats my birthday may 11
Did the U of M sound the DSA's or Modulators?
I didn't hear anything other than the thunderbolt. I actually went over to the west bank on the first Wednesday (5/4/22) and recorded the tbolt from the courtyard. I didn't hear anything but the tbolt. It still sounds pretty good (to me at least). I hope they don't get rid of it any time soon.
Do you have an idea where their srns were?
There are four Whelen sirens near my home: A Vortex on 4th Ave S & E 25th St (Clinton Field Park), a Vortex on 1st Ave S & E 16th St, an OA2 on Portland Ave & E 10th St, and an OA2 on Chicago Ave & E 14th St. Then there's the Thunderbolt on top of the 21st Ave Ramp (21st Ave S & S 4th St, U of M West Bank).
@@SCS912 Also by any chance do yo7 know if apple valley had hurricanes?
@@minnesnowtasirens Apple Valley DID have at least one Hurricane in the 80s (and maybe part of the 90s). I used to see it when I happened to drive thru Apple Valley long ago. Incidentally, Minnetonka had 2 squared-horned Hurricanes up until the mid-1990s.
@@SCS912 ah. Was it the one by downtown?
@@minnesnowtasirens Throughout the 80s and 90s, Minneapolis had mostly Thunderbolts. Minneapolis also had at least 2 Allertors and 1 Federal SD-10, but no Hurricanes. The Minnetonka Hurricanes weren't very close to Minneapolis.
is just me or do i see a tree that looks like siren head
Is siren head some kind of cartoon character? I've seen it when looking through videos, but never investigated.
@@SCS912 siren head is a creature that got created by trevpr henderson but many people think siren head is real but its not