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How many counties still use thunderbolts?

Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:57 pm

it would be great if you can still say there there but if you cant oh well it seems like the thunderbolt era is coming to an end
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:13 pm

Newark has one single tone Thunderbolt on the Chase Bank building

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Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:15 pm

Wisconsin is packed with ThunderBolts, particulerly older ones, much to my liking. Fond Du Lac county seems to have one of the first 1000Ts built. It sounds great! :D :D
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:22 pm

500 AT fan wrote:Wisconsin is packed with ThunderBolts, particulerly older ones, much to my liking. Fond Du Lac county seems to have one of the first 1000Ts built. It sounds great! :D :D
It must sound great to have that many thunderbolts.
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:37 pm

NFRANGA wrote:
500 AT fan wrote:Wisconsin is packed with ThunderBolts, particulerly older ones, much to my liking. Fond Du Lac county seems to have one of the first 1000Ts built. It sounds great! :D :D
It must sound great to have that many thunderbolts.
it shure must ur lucky i only have 4 in my county and 59 whelens :shock: :shock:
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:30 pm

2007 was the last year for the Thunderbolts in Franklin County, OH. The earliest models were installed in 1952 and all were removed last year.

There are some Thunderbolts left in smaller communities in Central Ohio. There is one in North Lewisburg, OH, northwest of Columbus.
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:31 pm

Alexandria, MN (Douglas Co., MN) has 2 thunderbolts...I think there is some talk about replacing both sirens in '09 but right know that is all it is at this point.
Bring back the thunderbolt, NOW.
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:33 pm

Fletch wrote:2007 was the last year for the Thunderbolts in Franklin County, OH. The earliest models were installed in 1952 and all were removed last year.

There are some Thunderbolts left in smaller communities in Central Ohio. There is one in North Lewisburg, OH, northwest of Columbus.
yeah I heard that Columbus has only Three Thunderbolts left, and they are due for replacement with Whelen 4000 sirens
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:20 pm

I know of at least four Tbolts in my county. Since I'm in Federal country, there could be many more, but I have not found them yet.

Update: OK, these are the Tbolts I have found.

1 Tbolt in Highlands/Markham IL.
2 Tbolts in Markham IL.
1 Tbolt in Tinley Park IL.
1 Tbolt in Country Club Hills IL.
1 Tbolt in Summit IL.

That's all so far.
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:56 pm

The City of Dallas still has TONS of T-bolts. I've only seen 1 or 2 2001's in the city limits, the rest are t-bolts.
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