St. Paul, MN Thunderbolt 1000: alert, attack

This is a video I took of a Thunderbolt 1000 siren. This was at the Macalester College stadium in St. Paul, on July 2nd , 2008 during statewide siren testing at 1:00pm. I missed the wind-up on the alert, but you get to hear the whole attack signal.

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• federal
• signal
• thunderbolt
• civil
• defense
• siren
• 1000

[Sirenssneris]

Awesome video!

Is that an EOWS 612 next to it, or a sign?

[KBilt92]

Thanks!

What you see next to the siren is just a cluster of stadium lights. It would be pretty neat if it was a 612.

[HickoryThornwood]

is that the one on snelling by macalaster?

[KBilt92]

Yes, it is.

[CoolBalla15]

Great job on your first siren video. That Thunderbolt 1000 sounds very healthy.

[KBilt92]

Thanks! My friend (who's voice is heard in the video) recommended that we see this siren. He also filmed it. He had his camera and a microphone plugged into his laptop! I hope to hear how his recording turned out!

[bowl4ever]

thats the first ever for seeing a thunderbolt keep rotating betgween alert and attack

[bethatonegirl]

Oh I know that one They have mostly thunderbolts and I have seen at least 3 sth 10's two on the east side one downtown and a thunderbeam on dale and university

[joek0617]

need to make it do hi-lo when mcalester scores a touchdown...

[joek0617]

there's another at the fairgrounds

[portsy101]

I go to Macalester. I was just walking around and I found this siren and recognized it as a thunderbolt. I'm gonna go stand under it when they test it this week. First wednesday! Whoo!

[DjPyro2010]

Does anybody know why they rotate while their not sounding?

[Tannre0]

Cheetawolf is right, there are a lot of rotating. There are only 2 types of sirens, Omni-Directional and Rotational. Omni sirens do not rotate, they usually have many ports, AKA horns. Ones like these, rotate and sound instead of stay in place.

[cheetawolf]

no, there are a ton of other rotating sirens.

there is the FS 2001, the ACA hurricane, Eows 612, and others.

[belladawn2004]

are all rotating one thunderbolts if so alexandria has like 4 of them if not more.. I know the one above the fire staion can be heard for miles around.

[garyhstorms09]

I live in Minneapolis which is west of St Paul and Minneapolis has a system of Thunderbolt 1000Ts

[Bozeman42]

Hello! I had no idea that there was interest in sirens. I was just wondering where the interest comes from. Interest in weather? Just sirens? I am very curious!