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Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« on: March 01, 2009, 06:51:40 PM »
This is the weirdest one I've heard in my life! :blink:

Video location: Chicago, Illinois (Found it on Youtube)



Lots of Lightning   :blink:
Pause at 1:27 to see some serious lightning.
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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2009, 06:54:10 PM »
Modulator.
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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2009, 07:29:37 PM »
I love the modulators :smoke2: Sadly, my city uses the Federal Signal 2001 and model 5/7.

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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2009, 09:55:17 PM »
Either the Modulators or the EOWS 612s.

So that's the weird tornado siren sound my swimming buddy in Chicago told me about. I think someone accidently set that particular siren on alternating mode.
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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2009, 07:37:45 AM »
Chicago doesn't have any 612's.
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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2009, 09:36:06 AM »
My area has a lot of Whelen 3016 Sirens. ( Don't know if thats good or bad )
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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2009, 09:55:01 AM »
Charlotte doesn't even have tornado sirens. Whenever a tornado warning is issued, they call other fire stations and they tell them to go around town blaring your fire horn/siren.






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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2009, 12:09:52 PM »
It sounds like it's going to croak, lol

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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2009, 01:45:27 PM »
Lansing is divided when it comes to tornado sirens. Most sirens that are in the downtown area or in the relatively close vicinity are Thunderbolts. Most of the suburbs <coughs> escapes from Lansing <coughs> are getting newer sirens, however. My guess is that these sirens are Federal Signal 2001s. Nevertheless, there is a different siren in Haslett, right behind the firehouse at the intersection of Haslett Rd and Okemos Roads. I think this one is the same siren Henry (Hen7713) has videos of on his channel. I will try to get videos soon.
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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2009, 07:24:17 PM »
Chicago has a system consisting of 2001-DCs, a couple 2001-130s, and modulators
And that siren is a Modulator, its sounding in Alternate Wail, or Hi/lo wail.

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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2009, 07:38:40 PM »
This is the weirdest one I've heard in my life! :blink:

Video location: Chicago, Illinois (Found it on Youtube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfJoyKQKeOE#hq

Lots of Lightning   :blink:
Pause at 1:27 to see some serious lightning.

It looked like a giant funnel cloud right behind. :blink:

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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2009, 07:40:18 PM »
This is the weirdest one I've heard in my life! :blink:

Video location: Chicago, Illinois (Found it on Youtube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfJoyKQKeOE#hq

Lots of Lightning   :blink:
Pause at 1:27 to see some serious lightning.

It looked like a giant funnel cloud right behind. :blink:

Hence why the sirens are going off...
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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2009, 07:41:11 PM »
No kidding. :rolleyes:

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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2009, 07:46:57 PM »
Ahhh...summer...

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Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2009, 08:42:27 PM »
Lansing is divided when it comes to tornado sirens. Most sirens that are in the downtown area or in the relatively close vicinity are Thunderbolts. Most of the suburbs <coughs> escaes from Lansing <coughs> are getting newer sirens, however. My guess is that these sirens are Federal Signal 2001s. Nevertheless, there is a different siren in Haslett, right behind the firehouse at the intersection of Haslett Rd and Okemos Roads. I think this one is the same siren Henry (Hen7713) has videos of on his channel. I will try to get videos soon.
I don't think that we have penetrators here :( in Okemos, we have a model 5 and 2001's. I'll look around for that siren next time I gocto quality dairy, socool.