I decided to have my grandma try and make a video of the Thunderbolt 1003 at Central Nebraska Regional Airport. And they did a hi lo! The wind down got cut short because her camera stopped recording. And before anyone asks, there are no “hiccups” in this test, there are just so many buildings around that it echos and can make the siren sound funny.
Tags: 1003A, County, Federal, Hall, Signal, Siren, Thunderbolt
@JKSK8ERLIVE It was just the solenoid. You can just hear the first one because after that the blower is running and the siren is louder than the solenoids.
@ 1:01 what was that “click” sound was that u switching it to hi lo or was it the solenoids activating?
we have one of these loud babies right next to mai school D: i cames on everytime we walk to lunch everytime it comes on all the kids scream XD
Sounds like there are “hiccups” in this video.
@Nelso90 Thanks!
Best 1003 recording I’ve ever heard! That echo sounds nice!
what city might that be
who dosent love a thunderbolt
Awesome!
Back in the early 1970s after the Super Outbreak the local CD and the EM had a bunch of these Thunderbolts installed. Some of them look like they are in great condition but there are a few that look like they havent seen a coat of paint since they were installed in 1974!!!!
it sounds like the Matteson Thunderbolt 1000T
We have 63 left where i live.
I’ll give you all the addresses:
-YMCA downtown
-Northeast High School
-Veteran’s Hospital
-Pinewood Bowl
-Yankee Hill Fire Dept.
-Volleyball Place near Yankee Hill Fire Dept.
-Nebraska Dept. of Roads(14th and HWY 2)
-Unknown Insurance Building near Pioneers Park
Sorry, there’s actually 8 left.
cool do you know what street one of them is on so i can o look for it
They have 9 Thunderbolts left.
are thre any thunderbolts left today
I do plan on going there Monday the 28th. The guy I know at the airport can set it off whenever he wants and said he would set it off for me. Then he said I could even go up into the tower because it’s pretty much eye level with the projector horn. I might even get to set it off! =D
There is quite a few 2001’s, mostly from the early 1990’s. There is one that was put up in 2007 and two put up this year, replacing Thunderbolts. :
Great video! Do they have any Federal Signal 2001’s in Grand Island, or just Thunderbolt’s? I live in Lincoln, Nebraska, and they replaced almost every Thunderbolt with a Federal Signal 2001.
I can, but it can’t be until November because I can only get to them myself on weekends with school. I think I’ll save it for Nov. 15th because I want to stand under one when it tests and I can’t do that with this one.
Pleas tell me you plan on recording this siren again!
it sounds scary but nice thunderbolt!
Great sounding Thunderbolt 1003! I love the Hi-Lo Signal!
Not really. I just thought that is was going to JUST be Hi-lo.
That sounds like chopper level 3 to me. Nice recording!