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Blown Down Thunderbolt
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:40 am
by Siren_Dude
Not sure if anyone has seen this yet but it happended in Salina, which i believe is in Kansas. The Thunderbolt was blown down on August 10, 2009 during a thunderstorm.
http://www.salina.com/readerphotos/deta ... 0b688b6110
Re: Blown Down Thunderbolt
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:52 am
by Siren1000T
Darn it! There is a Tornado Warning Video that took place in Salina, KS back in 1990 and it had two Thunderbolts sounding in the video. I sure hope this isn't one of em and if it is, I sure hope it doesn't get replaced.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:52 am
by 500 AT fan
Poor Thunderbolt. Was this a 1000T?
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:59 am
by holler
Wow, it tore the horn loose from the chopper cap.
More than likely it bent the rotator tube also.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:36 am
by md5
If i recall right, that was during a nice squall line of storms moving across Kansas. I will have to download the radar data around the time that they state on that image comment.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:39 am
by wyattsmith1995
I don't know much about sirens, but I would say that thing is not going to be operating for a while...
Re: Blown Down Thunderbolt
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:50 am
by 500 AT fan
Siren1000T wrote:Darn it! There is a Tornado Warning Video that took place in Salina, KS back in 1990 and it had two Thunderbolts sounding in the video. I sure hope this isn't one of em and if it is, I sure hope it doesn't get replaced.
Full picture in link shows a shiny new 2001-130 next to it.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:51 am
by Gil
Ouch!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:16 am
by FedTB
That's pretty much guarenteed that when a T-Bolt is blown down and sustains that kind of damage that it'll be replaced by a brand new siren.
The same thing happened in 1998 in St. Louis County (Mo.), where an F1 tornado blew down an old T-Bolt 1000. It was replaced by a Whelen WPS-4003.
I'm impressed that it only took 10 days for the 2001 to be installed!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:37 am
by Oldiesmann
As much as I would rather see a T-128 standing next to that poor old TBolt, it's great to see that people in that area care about sirens. Getting a new one up less than two weeks after the previous one was destroyed is impressive.