Nebraska Statewide Tornado Drill - Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1003A

The Thunderbolt 1003 at the VFD in Central City, NE. This siren is used for fire call as well as tornado warnings. The Sentry 3V8 below it is used for daily blasts only (video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKrQVH8nlFk). If you listen carefully, you can hear the 9/12 port ACA P-15 a half mile to the north and the Sentry 15V2T that's about a half mile east. The rattling you hear is the PVC blower pipe.

I first heard this Thunderbolt in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yv-_TImRuw

Ever since then, I had wanted to hear it for a test but could never find out when Merrick County or Central City tests.

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• federal
• signal
• thunderbolt
• 1003
• sentry
• 3V8
• 15V2T
• ACA
• P-15
• outdoor
• warning
• civil
• defense
• air
• raid
• tornado
• siren
• central

[KSE828]

How the hell can that PVC pipe support that heavy siren?

[antiwhoknows]

@KSE828 The head is bolted to supports on the top of the tower.

[soccerk8te38]

poor guy:( sounds sad

[antiwhoknows]

@soccerk8te38 This one is actually just fine. It's just set to a low chopper level and has leaky PVC pipe for a "standpipe".

[Ouranos94]

Is the Sentry ever used or is decomissioned?

[antiwhoknows]

@Ouranos94 Read. The. Description. ;)

[pittsfordredfox]

nice siren

[ricofojas2011]

thanks for that info.

[ricofojas2011]

what does pvc mean?.

[KLM817]

I would think the two sirens mounted to that tower would be more stable that any wooden pole. You see some sirens on top of wooden poles leaning and looking that it could fall over. These sirens aren't going anywhere!

[lilaj34siren]

those birds have a headache now

[JTSharp1985]

haha look at those birds. Getting the F*ck Out of there

[murrfarms]

@nickman888 Yes, very. They will definitely rattle your bones if you're close enough!

[davisotj1]

its got a tattoo