Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1000, Attack & Alert: Paducah, KY (McCraken Co. Tornado Siren Test, HD)

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Copyright 2016, Brandon Mendel (Please use with permission).
Originally Recorded 11/5/2016
Met up with Chris Brewington and Nick Metts a couple months back to record this beastly, single-toned Thunderbolt located at the cemetery north of town. Considering my luck with Paducah's system, I wasn't quite sure the three-hour trip was worth it. Once 1PM hit (their designated test time), nothing happened. However, after pacing back and forth around the cameras more than once, tones played through Nick's radio and the siren wound up instantly. I think all of us were impressed just at the sheer fact it went off. Some startled city workers came out from the building below the siren and checked out the blower beneath the siren head. They seemed excited as well. At the end you can hear a distant, dual-toned Thunderbolt. It might be from Lourdes Hospital, which originally was thought to be single toned. I'll definitely come back especially since Paducah is slowly replacing their civil-defense era system as it steadily deteriorates.
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@Siren1000T1 7 жыл бұрын

The attack signal timing is perfect! Great vid, Brandon. :)

@GeniRogers88 3 жыл бұрын

I see a loud thunderbolt 1000 in the forest garage

@yeetervids4080 7 жыл бұрын

This Thunderbolt has seen better days.

@mws8025 7 жыл бұрын

Gary.L Is Cool 101 Yea. She could use a new paint job, no doubt there...

@cometchris1090 7 жыл бұрын

The Siren Kid the thing looks like someone poured salt all over it.

@rarleyposting5546 7 жыл бұрын

yeah. the chopper sounds like its scraping against the housing for it.

@deaderthandead1182 7 жыл бұрын

Lucas Hatch nope blower pushing air

@nathanhamilton7309 7 жыл бұрын

The Siren Kid yeah but rustier. it could use some yellow paint to blend the rust in.

@midwestsirensandtrains 7 жыл бұрын

Such a great day! Looking forward to our next Paducah trip and next meetup. Awesome video!

@fanawb 4 жыл бұрын

amazing attack signal! perfect timing too! I always have loved hearing 1000's in attack it sounds really cool!

@AmericanSirenProductions 7 жыл бұрын

bout time you uploaded this. lol anyways that day was flipping awesome

@vertoisful 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds perfect, looks awesome rusted like that

@kengher5169 Жыл бұрын

As you could tell, this Tbolt was seen better days, but this a older kind of 1000

@alexaggressive5286 2 жыл бұрын

awesome video DSRX100

@BlueThunderboltsiren 4 жыл бұрын

Wish they still made Thunderbolts

@SNIXC 3 жыл бұрын

@WSD FILANOSKY that has nothing to do with what they said...

@allen480 Жыл бұрын

@@SNIXC Why are you socially challenged?

@andyt1424 7 жыл бұрын

Looks like it has a proximity sensor on the chopper tube so the county can monitor if its rotating or not.

@allen480 Жыл бұрын

They had these at Shepard Air Force Base (Wichita Falls, Texas circa 1970).

@United_HVAC_and_Fans 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds EPIC! Almost like a Chrysler, and right before it winds back up, the rotator stops for a second. Also love the sound of the static from the scanner. Gives it that old video feel, ya know.

@ShowMeSirens130 7 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@charlie_nolan 3 жыл бұрын

Which Thunderbolt 1000s are 575 Hz at level 5 and which are 600 Hz? This one is 575 Hz

@HSETM Жыл бұрын

So it does 3 minutes of attack and a minute of alert?

@supersonicbros23 6 жыл бұрын

From the looks of the age on this one it might be an original Cold War Civil Defense installation.

@SNIXC 3 жыл бұрын

i believe it is.

@TrainsAndSirens1 7 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for a new, excellent camera. What camera did you use for this video?

@DSRX100 7 жыл бұрын

I used my old Sony Handycam and a Cannon T5. If price isn't a major problem, I'd go with a DSLR. If it is, any point and shoot camcorder should be fine. I'd go maybe in the 200-300 price range.

@UberLukario 7 жыл бұрын

Shall the 1000 live on!

@TheMatsushitaMan 7 жыл бұрын

This Bolt is really loud, thanks to the 5M blower. Always loved 5M 1000s. P.S Why is there a hissing sound?

@NM_Tech 7 жыл бұрын

Not sure about the hissing. Something about the blower I guess.

@cometchris1090 7 жыл бұрын

7367Network maybe the siren vibrating from the sound or the motor?

@wiifire8826 7 жыл бұрын

7367Network that hissing sound is the screen rattling I think

@jareds7969 7 жыл бұрын

I think it's just the amount of air the blower is pushing.

@Elizabeth-ts4om 7 жыл бұрын

5M blowers can sometimes have kind of a hissing undertone. That's probably what it is

@ClearToRailfan 7 жыл бұрын

A rotating version of the ASC OM-120

@doverpoint1 7 жыл бұрын

Trains, Fire Trucks and more 5587 It's more of a rotating Model 2

@childishtombino1275 6 жыл бұрын

Probably pushing about 130-131 dB despite being in a rusty state.

@4J25 7 жыл бұрын

Is that an onboard mic or an external mic? It sounds really nice either way.

@cometchris1090 7 жыл бұрын

4J25 what you mean by that?

@cometchris1090 7 жыл бұрын

dumb me I thought you were talking about the siren. XD I don't know why mic looked like speaker to me. *facepalm*

@DSRX100 7 жыл бұрын

I'm using a mix between 2 onboard mics and one external. I use my external as the main audio then, my DSLR gets one channel and the camcorder gets the other channel to get a better stereo effect. Since the external can't handle wind very well, I sometimes use my Handycam's mic as my primary.

@4J25 7 жыл бұрын

Ah okay. Thanks!

@crazywarriorman 7 жыл бұрын

Do you know if Paducah plans to replace their sirens anytime soon?

@niks_crazy_world 6 жыл бұрын

Makes it sound like an oversized model 2

@bumpertv55000 7 жыл бұрын

I live here in paducah,ky

@1000BT 2 жыл бұрын

What’s on the weather cap

@alexandergrube6437 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of those rare thunderbolts that doesn't have the distinct raspy noise Correct me if I'm wrong

@SNIXC 3 жыл бұрын

single tone lol

@StormFlareRecords 7 жыл бұрын

is the blower off cuz it sounds high pitched or is it refurbished

@TheSleepyMechanic0524 4 жыл бұрын

Storm Flare no. It’s an older blower design. It’s from 1960-1964. It’s a 5M blower. Not common like most 4M’s. Makes the siren louder.

@dopeynightlifetv6859 4 жыл бұрын

3:35 Hold on Mike a got a call on the other line *siren goes off* 😭😭

@slopoke1471 4 жыл бұрын

My state and near my city Louisville Kentucky

@bobbyedavidson 6 жыл бұрын

What happened to it!!

@DSRX100 6 жыл бұрын

Piss-poor maintenance, but at least it works.

@shicagooden6873 5 жыл бұрын

I MEAN ! 2001-130

@jw870206 4 жыл бұрын

IN DECKUNG GEHEN!

@jermaineartis1798 3 жыл бұрын

What if there was a funeral going out there and that went off, they have funerals on any day.

@DSRX100 3 жыл бұрын

I guess everyone will have to cover their ears. Testing is done just once a month so it's not like its going off very often.

@jermaineartis1798 3 жыл бұрын

@@DSRX100 I hope they won't have no funeral doing that time.

@wigwagstudios2474 3 жыл бұрын

Rust bucket

@The_EmeraldOne 7 жыл бұрын

I thought 1000s were single-toned while the 1000Ts were dual-toned.

@DSRX100 7 жыл бұрын

You're right. 1000s are single while 1000Ts are dual. This is a 1000.

@The_EmeraldOne 7 жыл бұрын

DSRX100 I mean, during the windups/wind downs of the attack signal, it sounds to me like it's dual-toned, so that's where I was confused. Thanks for clarifying for me! :)

@The_EmeraldOne 7 жыл бұрын

DSRX100 Oh, and BTW, +1 sub.

@DSRX100 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You're probably hearing the blower which has a low pitch.

@The_EmeraldOne 7 жыл бұрын

DSRX100 Maybe. I've never seen a siren up close and personal, but I know a lot about some. Take FS Thunderbolts/ACA Hurricanes, for example. They're the only 2 sirens to have blowers.

@ucthinhnguyen4278 3 жыл бұрын

🔊 attang

@SETX_Sirens_and_Rail_02 5 жыл бұрын

Ooooo, 5M. Also I noticed that the blower and rotator stop for the slightest fraction of a second at the end of each cycle.

@SNIXC 3 жыл бұрын

The agastat is probably one second too low.

@cometchris1090 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds good, but looks really out of shape. That horn is really rusty. I don't like single tone sirens to much, but this one is pretty good.

@stormboy4k 4 жыл бұрын

if it has black spots they should call it or make a company called COWBOLT Productions

@shicagooden6873 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds Like 2001-DC

@SolidSableye 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh not every siren sounds like a 2001 lol. Why does everybody comment this? I swear I will start deleting them if they appear on my channel.

@allen480 Жыл бұрын

@@SolidSableye Grow up

@SolidSableye Жыл бұрын

@@allen480 First of all, this was two years ago. Second, I'm not wrong. This sounds NOTHING like a 2001. In fact, the only similarity is that it's on a higher chopper level, causing the pitch, and ONLY the pitch to sound similar.

@sparkyssirens4571 7 жыл бұрын

the federal signal thunderbolt 1000 that is cool

@kristinemarisa1550 5 ай бұрын

0:11

@alyssaschannel699 6 жыл бұрын

That thunder bolt is all rusted but works really nicely

@ayansiddiqui1394 4 жыл бұрын

It's trying to sound like the 2001 siren

@SNIXC 2 жыл бұрын

… no it’s not it’s way too low pitched

@SouthCarolinaSirens 6 жыл бұрын

Choper 3 or 4 dualtone thunderbolt 4:36

@loudoncountyrailfan9041 2 жыл бұрын

That rotator needs to be fixed

@YoooitsSCARS 2 жыл бұрын

whats wrong with the rotator

@Madhav_drafts Жыл бұрын

No, I like this sound I like it and it sounds very good and it sounds like an actual emergency siren

@SoundLiker13 7 жыл бұрын

it sounds like rm_130

@theyoutuber254 7 жыл бұрын

127, actually.

@SoundLiker13 7 жыл бұрын

I you go look at the video of rm_130

@andrewschannel4259 7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Newcom It sounds like a Model 2, mostly because it uses the same chopper.

@childishtombino1275 6 жыл бұрын

Probably is as loud as one as well!

@Rich-game23 7 жыл бұрын

wetj

@FrustratedCat33 4 жыл бұрын

dirty siren lol

@DaSamNudge 7 жыл бұрын

FIRST

@DaSamNudge 7 жыл бұрын

***** but heres the twist i had access to this video before it was public

@DSRX100 7 жыл бұрын

Yes way, he paid the exclusive subscriber fee of $100 :P

@DaSamNudge 7 жыл бұрын

DSRX100 kek

@Rich-game23 7 жыл бұрын

I'mopoop

@austinlewis5504 6 жыл бұрын

richard lawrie fuck off troll! You don’t deserve to comment on this guy’s channel! JESUS!!!!