ACA P-50 / ASC T-135 Tornado Siren Test Milwaukee, WI

This video is of the test of an ACA P-50/ASC T-135 on Appleton Avenue near Burleigh Street in Milwaukee, WI. Milwaukee county tests on the second Wednesday of the month at noon. Usually, there is a brief 1-2 munute Alert and then a few cycles of attack. They only tested the alert when I recorded. I set up my camera in Holy Cross cemetary to film the test. This siren has a real bite to it when it's pointing towards you.

Sorry for all the wind noise. There was a cold front pushing through at test time, so a bunch of leaves were blowing all over. The leaves are what you see randomly appearing in the shot.

This is my first P-50 video, but there are many more around Milwaukee. There are also Allertors, P-10/15's, T-128's, a T-132, a Federal model 2T, an Allertronic 6000, and others. So keep an eye out for more videos of them.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ACA
• P-50
• ASC
• T-135
• Tornado
• Siren
• Test
• Milwaukee
• WI

[AnnabellDream1612]

Lok moveing back and forth in the wind. I bet would blow over in server thunder storm winds of 65 mph or higher.

[RamFett]

@AnnabellDream1612 The siren was only moving because the wind was easily 30+mph here, so I doubt that would happen. it's been through several storms like that since I recorded this and it still stands. People just think that movement means the pole is loose in the ground, but that's the natural flexibility of the wood.

[gerbilPROJECT]

why did it suddenly stop 4 seconds into the video?

[RamFett]

@gerbilPROJECT I don't know what you are referring to.

[monkeymch99]

thats weird

[RamFett]

@monkeymch99 Sure enough.

[TimeLapseSteve]

That's what she said.

[viejos1000]

dude man i like the sound of that srien :D

[ricofojas2011]

whats a t-132?.

[Bonemeal2]

I'm rather impressed by the fast wind-up. Never heard a P-50/T-135 that could wind up that fast. The only other siren that winds up that quickly is the omnidirectional equivalent to this; the ACA Cyclone.

[ProfessorIgor]

milwaukee used to be just saturated in T-5's when I was a kid...

[Railfanable]

What are those things flying in front of the siren? Wasps?

[Branden2732]

sopunds like the fs 550 AT

[blazzing4321]

Wi sucks. Mn xD

[Bonemeal2]

The pick-up is fast. Only thing I have to ask is can it be configured so that the rotator motor doesn't disengage the moment the chopper shuts off? I know it's not something that really matters, but it's something I'm curious about. From my own observations, seems the FS-2001 and the Allertor-125 are the only sirens that rotate even as they wind down.