Sirens in Minnesota

[Pete]

I'm going to be driving through Baxter, MN at the end of May, and I will try to get a picture of it. Sadly, I won't be able to be there on the first Wednesday of the month, when MN usually tests their sirens.

Any idea if it's on a pole or on a building?

[tboltkid520]

Rochester has 43 2001s, and 2 EOWS-612 dual tone sirens, each one used at an outdoor park.

Stewartville, Austin, Byron, Kasson and Oronoco all have 2001s, Oronoco also has a Model 5 at the fire station.

In Zumbrota I have seen a 2T22, a Thunderbeam, and a Model 2.

Pine Island has an Allertor, and an Eclipse at the fire station.

Elgin has a 2001 and an Erick/Erickson 12 port.

Goodview has 2001s, and at one point I believe had 2T22s.

The Prairie Island Nuclear Plant has a system mainly of 2001s, and I know of one yellow Modulator across from Treasure Island Casino, right next to Prairie Island.

[Mr.Thunderbolt]

NO. The siren next to the Cell Phone Tower is in Centrailia Illinois. PLEASE don't bring that thing up again! Anyways, I've been in Minnesota a couple times, but, didn't know to look for sirens back then. HEY, I was only 9 years old (roughly) at the time.

Well, now we might have another 130 in the wild! This could get intresting.....

[Volodia07]

The Hurricane 130 (square horned) is in Baxter Minnesota, west of highway 371 on highway 210. It is north of the road on a pole. You should see it from the road. I had accidently drove too far west and was trying to find a place to turn around when I spotted it.

[Pete]

Thanks Volodia! I'll try to find it when I drive thru there in May.

[NanSiren]

tboltkid520 is right, Austin has a system of 2001s. They were installed in the early 2000s, replacing a system of 100Ts, 2T22s and SD-10s. There is also a Model 2/5 on the Mapleview watertower, and a Darley on our municipal utilities building, both inactive. The old sirens are now in the smaller surrounding communities. Lyle has an ACA, Blooming Prairie and Brownsdale have STH-10s. There is a T-bolt on the State Fairgrounds (as of around 1999 or 2000) I can hear Mapleview's 2001 pretty well from here. Albert Lea also has 2001s. Owatonna has 2001s, a STH-10, Sentry and Thunderbeam (RSH-10) amongst others. Medford has a grey SD-10. That's all I can think of.

[tboltkid520]

On that note, I also forgot to mention that Kasson has an STH-10 next to Highway 14, right by Kwik Trip, I don't know if it is active or not. It seems to be leaning to the side a bit

Sure do miss those Thunderbolts in Austin

[NanSiren]

I was in Rochester yesterday. They briefly test the sirens every Wed. at 10 AM. Here's a recording of the 2001 siren at 37th St. and 3rd Ave NW. (Hy-Vee/Goodwill area) You can hear the majority of the system go first, and if you listen really close, you'll be able to hear one of the EOWS*612s. Seconds after these wind down, I believe the 37th and 3rd one and others sound.

Click here to watch Rochester-MN-weekly-Siren-test

[tboltkid520]

I was in Rochester yesterday. They briefly test the sirens every Wed. at 10 AM. Here's a recording of the 2001 siren at 37th St. and 3rd Ave NW. (Hy-Vee/Goodwill area) You can hear the majority of the system go first, and if you listen really close, you'll be able to hear one of the EOWS*612s. Seconds after these wind down, I believe the 37th and 3rd one and others sound.

Click here to watch Rochester-MN-weekly-Siren-test

Awesome! It's nice that someone finally got a recording, I would have done one but things always seem to come up . I do plan on taking pictures of all 43 2001s and the 2 EOWS-612 sirens this summer however.

Is that really the EOWS-612 I hear? I only ask because the closest one is almost 14 miles from Hy-vee North, at Chester Woods Park, and the direction the sound would be coming from is very hilly terrain. Unless there is another one we don't know about

[ACAP10]

Hi, I'm new to the thread. I don't actually live in Minnesota but a lot of my family does and I'm there often.

I know Lindstrom has a Federal 2001, Chisago City has at least one Thunderbolt and a Thunderbeam. I'm pretty sure Center City has a Model 5/7, not positive though.