Tornado Warning in Dickson, TN with Sirens April 10, 2009

[SpeedMjam]

Fucking badass video bro!

[MultiElevatorman]

I am so lucky CA doesnt have tornados

[MrCoasterkid577]

so do you use your SA1004 for warnings also ? can it be used with an AF timer ?

[Coolster8000]

was the person you were talking too your neighbor?

[TheJamesmario]

you give your community a big service, operating a siren normally means you work for civil service (police, fire, medical) or something like that. sweet. but i'm curious: if a siren goes off in ALERT for a t-storm warning, once upgraded to TORNADO warning, does the attack signal override alert? you have a cool job, warning the people with the you own.

[Easyjet8810]

whats the agreed signal your end for the siren? Florida used to be 30 secs of up and down with peak held for about 3 secs

[xdptwin1]

Dude thats a pretty cool job

[TheOmnipotentidiot]

dude,I live in Dickson,TN. I'm glad you didnt blast those things near my house.

[soccerdude7330]

@TheOmnipotentidiot Next time a tornado warning is issued for Dickson you'll definitely hear the newest one! haha

[JMAN123436]

@soccerdude7330 Thunderbolt?

[bentleyontheair]

hey charlie @ 7:47 that was rotation you saw just a meso-cyclone from what i can tell... im an siren freak soccer lover, storm chaser landspout lovin' radio disc jockey!

[vetitoe362]

Please dont move into my neighborhood... Really... I can look at the TV, and outside just fine without someone blasting a siren every five minutes there is a tornado warning.

[Hannah12798]

I live there!!!! :)

[zshilt95]

lol Dickson

[Ewokbunz]

Cool

[legodude424]

17 people didn't hear the siren

[legodude424]

is dicksons tornado siren the citys or a persons?

[ACAPenetrator50]

@legodude424 This is a private-owned siren. The city owned siren is a Sentry 16V1T-B.

[Stickymajorwow]

is there a certain type u use in your state or county because i would love to do this with a whelen 2910 out where i live in louisiana

[k321k321]

Eye opener for me living in the UK. You guys have it rough with the weather. All we have over here is plenty of rain

[firealarmfreak455]

I was watching it when my brother came in the room and thought the tornado siren right down the road from where we live was going off!

Stupid little brother!

[lilaj34siren]

do you have tourettes charlie....i do and that noise you keep making with your throat....i do the same

[soccerdude7330]

@lilaj34siren No I don't.. you can thank my crappy camera for that god awful racket. lol

[123456789hurricane]

do u work with the national weather service

[mrawsome24100]

where do you get ur sirin i need one im in montgomery tn and i cant hear the sirens

[himmler251]

where you at in TN?

[soccerdude7330]

@himmler251 I live in Dickson, TN.

[himmler251]

@soccerdude7330 how far is that from clarksville? id LOVE to get footage of those sirens

[soccerdude7330]

@himmler251 I'm literally one county below Clarksville, only 15 miles or so to the south. The next siren test is scheduled for December 21, 2011 @ 12:00 noon. Feel free to stop by and film it! PM me for details.

[mrawsome24100]

@soccerdude7330 where in dickson i want to see it in person

[bait28]

My thunderbolt 1003A just came in today, i'm doing the same thing you are. my city just sent me a radio box. gonna get her hooked up this week.

[catman5169]

I salute you for what you do!! I live in a medium size city...40,000+...and can't hear the sirens inside my house. If it wasn't for NOAA radio, I'd never know...you are doing a great service to your friends and neighbors. Those that don't like it need to stuff cotton in their ears when it gets stormy.

PS If the sky turns dark green....dig a hole and get in it. I was working at a radio station when we went under a warning/had to broadcast the warning/end not sound nervous. Sky got dark green!!

[royraymund]

if the siren lasted longer and ppl from far away or nearby heard it, they say: TORNADO! I say: is it war already?

[MICHEAL2356]

be bep bep bep bbbep bep bep bep bep: hey im doing a facke tornado s funny!

[Metallocity]

cops or other authority is fine with you setting off the siren? have they ever came to your area about it before? lol

[Schwarze999]

If I moved to a tornado area I want to live near this persons house lol

[KCspur92]

haha the siren sounds like the beginnning of Indestructible by Disturbed. Nice vid, Charlie!

[Themonstertrucknatio]

:K turn your head sideways looks like a little person

[TheShepherd111]

Doesn't look bad outside. :p

[GumGumHD]

lol hillbillys and rednecks

[soccerdude7330]

@GumGumHD Hee yuk yuk!

[HyperFoxTails]

Remember the Siren has to sound for at least 4 min... Your talking siren is wasted and they are useless, they cause more injurys then they save.

[soccerdude7330]

@HyperFoxTails Really.. explain how they would CAUSE said "injurys"?

[HyperFoxTails]

@soccerdude7330 Because you have to go outside to hear what it's trying to say and that puts you right in the middle of what they are trying to warn you about, !

[acahurricane1275]

@HyperFoxTails sirens are not useless they are meant to WARN people of DANGER the only injury you would get from a siren is hearing damage ( thats because you were to close to it)

[catman5169]

@HyperFoxTails Sirens in Cleveland, MS are on three minute cycles...including tornado sirens...

[Kaius1995]

@HyperFoxTails you're wrong. The signal must covert a big area and the fly time of the sound is quite long, so the alert must stay a little on more tha 4 min.

[HyperFoxTails]

@Kaius1995 Your totally wrong - Read the book on how to operate the Air Raid Sirens (Early Warning Sirens). During a Air Raid/or Attack It is to Sound untill Danger over. and then the Steady tone sounded for all clear once the dangaer has past....For Tornado/or warnings a 4 min tone is sounded with a 3 min pause bettween sounding. (if the siren needs to be sounded again) A all clear tone (STEADY TONE) may or may not be sounded once threat has past, up to local athoritise to sound.

[ACAPenetrator50]

@HyperFoxTails Both of you are wrong. Tornado sirens sound for 3 minutes, then wind down. However, in some cases, like Tornado Season this year, some places blew their T-128's and 132's by running them non-stop for 30-45 mintues. After the 3 minute run, they can be re-activated whenever.

[HyperFoxTails]

@ACAPenetrator50 That's why Dickson city siren sounded for 4 mins with a 10 - 12 sec wined down.

[ACAPenetrator50]

@HyperFoxTails Some siren controllers can be customized to do more time or less. The regular amount of time is 3 minutes.

[stormchaser1000T]

wow how did you get your own federal signal tornado siren

[johjstc]

were yuh guys having a TORNADO! or no

[shark101ify]

i saw lighting don don DON

[lefebvrer3289]

Is this legal to have? Do you need to inform thge city that you have such a thing?

[SuperUTBER]

@lefebvrer3289 yep he did

[hipuffleCP]

i thought i saw a cloud of jesus christ but i didnt and also i think i saw lightning xD

we dont get storms alot in canada but we do get BAD weather during summer xD

[nick06111226]

@soccerdude7330 watch my state wide severe weather week test at 6:55pm

[XxjoshthedragracerxX]

how far away can you hear the model 2?

[Cars2fan]

Who was the guy at 11:09? Family or a friend?

[Cars2fan]

No one give me a shity response but this is only for Charlie. Is your other account StormChaser?

[uricehe4]

I no longer have to wonder what it would be like if Barney Fife was a storm monitor. Great video. Riveting stuff.

[JMAN123436]

From where your looking out of your garage where is dickson?

[JMAN123436]

Do you know where the sentry in Dickson is? is that the only siren there cause i looked on maps and dickson is kinda big

[JMAN123436]

when there are tornado warnings now do you use the thunderbolt?

[ASYLUM227]

Ausome video man are you sertafide to send warnings in your earea? couse your really good at it how old were u when u did this video?

[cheesewhales0099]

HEHE dickson......

[bgis123]

wow u have your own tornado siren thats awesome!

[popchat3]

Would the Circuit breaker blow if you had the 1000T, Model 2, MA-50, and the SA-1004 on all together, id say big time!

[ASYLUM227]

thats tight as hell dude hahahahahahahahah build me one for my rewcordin studio

[MeMadisonD]

Your neighbors must have a great time during a tornado warning :)

[shadowNinja51]

That was rather interesting.

Nice work.

[TheRosso56]

good for you i gonna get one shortley

[TheRosso56]

april the tenth is my birthday dont want a tornado on my birthday holly shit

[MJTCCZL]

love your accent XD

[TheJakeman789]

which sirens louder your model 5 or your t-bolt?

[MegaHowdoudo]

at 12:21 your police scanner was having a seizure from the storm

[zanmanzander]

@MegaHowdoudo haha funny

[zanmanzander]

@MegaHowdoudo haha funny zanmanzander

[MsCoolbros]

Hhshhaigsjs

[oreoshooter]

ur neighbors must love having u next to them!

[soccerdude7330]

@oreoshooter Actually the do.. seriously. lol

[campaingboy73]

now try THAT on a golf course. :)

[eliasyenhoj]

i want to take home a tornado warning siren

[JadedSketches]

Oh my gosh, kid, your accent is so adorable!

[hluker18]

why did someone say "Stop It" at 3:59?



[boomhauerfan1]

Was the siren hooked TO your garage??

[soccerdude7330]

@boomhauerfan1 Electrical-wise, yes. Structural-wise, no. However it's mounted atop a pole on the roof today, it wasn't back then.

[KC9EVP]

Thank you for alerting your citizens. As a storm spotter for Skywarn / NWS GRB, I appreciate your desire to keep your neighbors safe. I stress DEEPLY to not rely on storm sirens only though. A $30 NOAA radio will save your life. We just had a tornado pass by our house by 2 miles. I was able to report it and get the warning out too. All need a NOAA radio as much as you need a smoke detector.

[soccerdude7330]

@KC9EVP Thanks! I know for sure that the neighbors appreciate it. I am also a spotter and I always tell everyone I know to NOT rely on sirens as a primary warning device, since it is for warning those outside and can't be heard inside every home near it. I've always highly encouraged my family, friends and neighbors to invest in a weather radio. Almost everyone I know has one now. Our local RadioShack carries a big stock of weather radios and lately they have been a top seller in the store.

[highlanderhybrid]

@KC9EVP Agree, our county down here in Alabama just activated the most advanced system in the nation (Google Jefferson County, AL EMA New siren system), it automatically pushes warnings to the sirens directly in the path of the polygon, to smartphones, and computers. We have 99% county coverage with Federal Signal 2001-DCs. But when the EF5 hit me, the thing that saved my life was my NOAA weather radio because the storm was so intense, the transmitter was hit so our sirens couldn't activate.

[Aerosmith589]

@highlanderhybrid A NOAA weather radio is always a good thing to have. I have one myself and it gets great reception, even in my cellar with the door closed.

[clarkloveselevators]

@KC9EVP I had a weather radio, but it works like crap! It doesn't work anymore...but we are RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TORNADO ALLEY! I will ask for one for Christmas! :D

[soccerdude7330]

@SparklesAreMyFavrite I have my own sirens that I control myself, like a private system. In fact I just installed one of the other ones that I have the other day: /watch?v=wAlgHms1IYM

Omaha has a nice system, and they do have a bunch of them. They are far and few in my area lol

[granturismo5101]

did u see any supercells during the storm

[darknessthehedgehog3]

hay cool video i got a question do you work for the weather center do you have to have a license to have it cause i see home made ones that people make

[k31508]

i dont understan why we have to tornado sirens weve been getting really bad storms latly.

[k31508]

that must of been scary . thank god we dont get storms like that once in a blue moon we get a severe thunderstorm and thats like twice ever summer

[ipodfishingreview]

were u guys ok

did it do any damage

[xxxthebestzxxx]

did you see a tornado????

[footballstar2354]

I am a storm chaser and I appreciate what you do for your town. Great job with the alerts.

[soccerdude7330]

@footballstar2354 Thanks! Just doing what I can with what I have laying around. I also have a Thunderbolt siren that is almost fully installed behind the shop.. It'll be finished within the next couple of weeks. Sound coverage is about to be increased significantly.

[TseeJoksta]

i have Tornado siren right next to my house it is super loud... i have a P-50 siren

[soccerdude7330]

@TseeJoksta Those sirens are monsters.. I bet that gets you out of bed at night!

[esf1994]

i would shit my pants.

[MrCarguy7]

Love the siren dude!!!!

[TheSnowshi]

Dude, that is totally epic. 

[MultiJacob89]

haha "DICKSON"

[MIKE2077ful]

dude i was in murfreesboro during april 10th wen the ef4 went through

[idonotwastenames]

if i was a neighbor i would have probably took a baseball bat and smash that thing in pieces

[soccerdude7330]

@idonotwastenames Good luck getting up there.

[zanmanzander]

@soccerdude7330 what do you mean

[eltonator]

I want one of those contraptions.

[symbolsofchange]

Rednecks and there toys!

[PokeSonic1312]

i was watching this, then our tordando sirens started going off for the first saterday of the month. scared the crap out of me!!! lol great job!

[Angelchik79]

Wow that was pretty cool! I was in M'boro at the time, the Blackman area was hit and sevral people lost thier home :( It was really scary!

[EMTDON158]

awfully sunny for a tornado warning'

[thepitchman17]

Dude that siren is loud. very loud.

[locodude8797ROBLOX]

did anyone die?

[EASfan823]

i can hear the interference from the lightning on your police scanner.... that must be a whole bunch of lightning!

[soccerdude7330]

@EASfan823 It was! There was tons of lightning in this one. That day was insane.. I'll never forget watching the tornado hit Murfreesboro live on TV.

[EASfan823]

if u did this in tha middle of the night... i wouldnt be happy that u woke me up... but id rather be woken up by a siren than a tornado!!! p.s. great job with the Model 2!!

[soccerdude7330]

@EASfan823 Thanks!

[Cravens091295]

Dude... I lived in Kansas before I moved. We saw more tornados in a 2 month time span than people in Tennesse will see in a year. And if one of our neighbors would've done this, we probably would've torn it down in the middle of the night. I would honestly rather have my home destroyed than listen to this thing for 25 minutes. Let your town do its job. You aren't helping.

[soccerdude7330]

@Cravens091295 Kansas is a different place. You guys are used to tornadoes, we aren't. We also have a huge lack of warning devices due to the rural area that we are in. Tennessee unfortunately ranks very high on the tornado death charts, especially night time tornadoes.. and if a siren - no matter who runs it - can save a single life, then it's well worth the trouble. The neighbors appreciate what I do here and have absolutely no problem with it, and that's all that matters.

[Minitrucker231]

@Cravens091295 first of all he's trying to help, second of all you're a dick

[MistroEduardo]

@Cravens091295 what the heck do you mean "let your town do its job?" the town obviously doesnt have sirens installed in that area so thats why its up to volunteers to warn people.

I am sure Kansas has a tornado warning system too, it is standard procedure to warn the public because it saves lives.

[BvilleStormChaser]

@Cravens091295

dude you are a dick, he is trying to help

[EASfan823]

hey... do the people you hear actually heed the warnings that you give out with your siren? and when do you plan to have the thunderbolt up and running?

[onefastv8s10]

I want to build a thunderbolt on a flatbed truck and drive to small towns to warn them of an approaching tornado. I lived through the 04/26/91 tornado outbreak and one of the towns sirens didn't work. Sirens are a good thing not a toy that someone uses to annoy people.

[GNews10]

Why don't you set it to automatic?

[soccerdude7330]

@GNews10 At the time this video was taken, I didn't have the proper equipment to let it run by itself. However I have everything I need as of now and it's currently installed and running smoothly.

[BvilleStormChaser]

thats 2 and a half minutes of attention getting thats for sure

[viejos1000]

did you created that tornado siren or did your dad or friend created ?

[CoasterFreak765]

Very nicely organized, its not as bad as you think, try being in a situation where there is a mothership supercell with funnels all around, it is terrible to be around that environment, not to mention there was lightning every two seconds after 1 another, power was out for a day and a half, and an actual tornado killed five in the very township i live in, it was 3 hours of hell. 1 last thing i wouldnt be inside id be outside looking for it, i wanna stormchase, NICE THOUGH!!! like the siren

[codboex41]

if u lived next to me and this happend i would thank u for savin my life

[StarCraftDude1234]

It has GOT to suck being right next to that siren. It was bad enough to hear it over the video but being there for real. God. You have got to be used to that to get get a headache or anything for it. I wish there was someone who had a siren around my house. I live in the country. Closest siren I believe is 20 miles. xD I have the at home storm warning things so....

[yourmother438]

are youo au cow boy? lol

[MrBizzerlol]

You're a genius.

[idontshart]

I would fuck you up if you did that next to my house

[soccerdude7330]

@idontshart That's nice. Beat up the guy that's just trying to help..

[MrNascarFan2011]

Man, if i was one of your neighbors i would be SOO god amn pissed at you

[soccerdude7330]

@MrNascarFan2011 Dang, that's too bad. Then when a tornado hits your house you'd complain because you didn't hear the siren.

[fungieguy465]

DUDE! If I were you I wouldn't WAIT tell it passed over I would friggin just call my grand parents...

[Angerfist2]

this is so cool Nice job

[Wind360fail360]

Did this tornodo touch down?

[iheartaviation]

Why'd the alarm shut off so soon?

[TheRCHobbiesReview]

@iheartaviation Lol what a way to wake up neighbors!! That would be Not funny/Funny prank

[KDODND]

Do you need a permit to own a tornado siren in your own home?

[soccerk8te38]

at 8:11 it starts 2 thunder

[PS2GAMELEGENDS55]

do u live in a shack home or mansion

[Bernared99]

When did the news say that there was a tornado warning

[nukesvids]

scary shiz

[donkeyrazor]

This is the most pitiful thing I've ever seen.

[HyperFoxTails]

He (You) needs to sound the warning for at least 3 to 4 minutes not for a short 2:30 minutes. And you did use the right tone for tornado Warnings... and whats up with the voice warning NO one can hear them any way and they are a waist of time, unless your a factory or school.

[SuperUTBER]

WOW YOUR AWEOSM

[DivinityzBeAsT]

So you sound the tornado siren once when there is a tornado warning issued and second if you or someone spot a funnel cloud on the ground right ?

[DivinityzBeAsT]

lol " hey can yo hear dickson's siren ?, NO i heard your's though" : )

[RoyFan33]

I know it's legal to own and run sirens here, but I thought you had to be very rural and NOT within hearing distance of others (at least down to 70 dB by the edge of your property line). So how do you do it? And your getting a Thunderbolt? Did the county/city give you permission to run in an emergency situation just so they didn't have to spend the cash buying their own? xD

[Worcester2007]

What Model phone do you have? When Verizob rolls out the 4G phones I am going to get one.

[soonernut]

who are you trying to warn with your siren? rural neighbors?

[soccerdude7330]

@soonernut Yes, there are actually quite a few people that live close enough to hear this thing. I'd say 30-40 homes at the very least. Once I install the Thunderbolt, that data will change drastically.

[soonernut]

@soccerdude7330

awesome I bet they are happy to have that, being in the country without any warning sucks. I work in emergency management for a fairly large city in Oklahoma, and we upgraded awhile back from 25 thunderbolts to cover the whole city with 40 2001s, the range is better but they sound nowhere near as good as the tbolts did.

[007ghg7]

@soonernut what town in oklahoma you in?

[themilitaryguy1]

@soccerdude7330 how old are you .....you sound so young

[fungieguy465]

Dude I live right beside your Mama and Papa, It was, dang, it was CRAZY hailing down there, size of golfballs and rain, the rain took away all visibility too...it was bad... really really bad....

[macsrule94]

Whats with the Orbit Irrigation Clock?

[eaglez4evr]

*snooz* 25:44 minutes....really?

[pivotraider1]

ear rape lol

[HighKillstreak1]

@soccerdude I can't wait to see it :)

[HighKillstreak1]

Damn, too bad that model 2 wasn't a Thunderbolt T-1000.

[soccerdude7330]

@HighKillstreak1 It will be soon.. ;-)

[eureka800]

@soccerdude7330 did the fire department stay on high alert?

[theweirdrobot]

Is it even LEGAL to have one of those at a house...

[soccerdude7330]

@theweirdrobot Yes, in fact it is.

[theweirdrobot]

@soccerdude7330 dang I need to get one of those to annoy my neighbor :D jk