Newly Refurbished Thunderbolt 1000T (Chopper 5) Tornado Siren Test, 3 Min. Attack - Ty Ty, GA

Recorded on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. This is a monthly tornado siren test of the Tift County, GA Emergency/Civil Defense Siren System. This siren is tested at the second Tuesday of every month at 2:00 PM ET. Me and Brendan filmed this siren. This siren is a 1982 Federal Signal C-series Thunderbolt 1000BT with 4M blower (set on chopper 5). This siren was installed in early summer 2020 and replaced a finback Whelen Vortex (old Vortex is currently laying on the ground at Jeb's siren shop, as of Sept 8, 2020). This siren started about 15 minutes late (county forgot to test, I had to Facebook message them to remind them to test the sirens, they were nice to still test them). This is a first official video of one of Tift County's sirens. Tift County has a system of 3 ACA Screamers (1 doesn't work), Thunderbolt 1000BT (this siren), Model 2[T]s (all Model 2[T]s currently not working), ACA Banshee (inactive), and FS 2001-130s. This siren was refurbished by Jeb (McCranie Warning Systems) in 2020. This siren was originally a 1000B installed in York County, SC as a Catawba Nuclear Station nuclear siren. Siren was removed and replaced with a 2001-SRN from York Co. in the 1990's and this siren sat on the ground in Chester County, SC for about 20-28 years in storage outside until summer 2018 Jeb obtained it. This siren was converted from a 1000 to 1000T cause of costumer's choice. Sorry about the second camera out of shot. I had to set up the cameras quickly because of me arrived at this siren later than normal. And sorry about the audio cut off during the middle of the test, it was due to camera trimmed the excessive long video as a separate clip.
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Recorded by:
Panasonic HC-V180
Panasonic HC-V500M

[@ValenDRV]

A thunderbolt replacing a Whelen? You dont see that every day! Nice job! The bolt looks beautiful!

[@bkrbyex4339]

T.S.M.episode...thunderbolt,..to whelen:..."I'm baaaack,...to replace you again"

[@ValenDRV]

Please stop.

[@PeterLowenbrauGriffin-]

@@bkrbyex4339 bruh moment

[@squishedkraken3620]

@@bkrbyex4339 bruh

[@elvioevandaflorencio5131]

@@PeterLowenbrauGriffin- tor

[@Simplex2]

Isn't it just awesome to see that people care for these amazing sirens?

[@bkrbyex4339]

YEP

[@deleteddeleted172]

Nop

[@deleteddeleted172]

Roblox. Twisted

[@J19_vlogger74]

yes.

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

Yeah it is cool to see Thunderbolts get fixed and put back into service after getting removed, but they’re not as good as the newer sirens like Sentries, Equinoxes, and all that

[@108CAM]

Looks and sounds like new! I love how this siren transitions between the 2 stages of each wail sequence with virtually zero delay between winding up and winding down.

[@Siren1000T1]

I wish I have the kind of experience Jeb does. He always seems to know what he is doing when it comes to installing, repairing, or doing maintenance on sirens.

[@bkrbyex4339]

@Bijay Gurung speaking of "character,"....do you ever watch T.S.M... before?

[@GSPiedmont425]

@@knightrider955 shut up

[@Blue10AEMia]

@knightrider955 still talking shit huh?

[@knightrider955]

@@Blue10AEMia Still talking facts. You are correct.

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

​@@bkrbyex4339 We don't have room for siren kiddies here.

[@purpleviolet207]

An awesome video! This siren is positively beautiful!! Beautiful inside and out!! Looks and sounds as good as new!!!

[@EliteDarkEditz]

Hey purple that thunderbolt sound good doesn’t it no dual tone just a loud

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

@@EliteDarkEditz what

[@United_HVAC_and_Fans]

This is probably the best sounding 1000T ive ever heard! Similar tone to a 3T22.

[@tornadosirensofwny02468]

i personally think that the 1003 sounds more like a 3t22

[@twistedthegreat1895]

A thunderbolt replaced a whelen? Well well well how the turntables

[@twmax4137]

the most classic thunderbolt sound

[@kagome122885]

Grabs your attention like no other siren does, by scaring the hell out of you during a tornado warning!

[@loganbogart6397]

@@kagome122885 facts

[@tylerdavis9820]

Wow replaced a whelen! Needs to happen more often.

[@purpleviolet207]

Strongly agree with you about that.

[@EASsirenVids01]

Whelens are more reliable.

[@purpleviolet207]

@@EASsirenVids01 There are two Whelens in my area and they are very reliable sirens.

[@AntiFnapTheLegendaryRobloxianY]

I agree

[@Sipex6484]

It's not very practical to replace a Whelen with a Thunderbolt.

[@aliultimate009]

Great sounding Thunderbolt 👍 My only issue is the fast wind-up which is unsettling for me 😅

[@beniciotheproducerarchive227]

That’s how a normal thunderbolt sounds?

[@aliultimate009]

@@beniciotheproducerarchive227 More like the setup or power supply is unusual to me based on my experience from listening to hundreds of videos about it - since about 10 years ago.

[@beniciotheproducerarchive227]

aliultimate009 Ah.

[@daeone1514]

It is refurbished

[@TheSirenManiacYT]

This Thunderbolt is located in Thank You Thank You, GA…

[@THUNDERBOLT1418]

This thunderbolt 1000T tornado siren is my fav

[@toontrainstudios8289]

I have a few thunderbolts down here in Houston TX the city hasn't used it since 1992 most of them were removed but they're are a few standing. If you want them refurbished. I have a few locations.

[@Aa-zp5kn]

Why would Houston have sirens? I lived there, never heard one once.

[@toontrainstudios8289]

@@Aa-zp5kn well you see houston had 45 tbolts installed back in 1957 for air raid purposes. They were tested until 1992

[@MrKevinp0]

Absolutely beautiful. Looks and sounds brand new!

[@bkrbyex4339]

Very old school, and they did a perfect job on it.

[@FireRescue80]

This thing sounds so good. Nice video!

[@zacharyjones6294]

p0

[@FireRescue80]

@@zacharyjones6294 What?

[@FA50PH]

@@zacharyjones6294 bruh

[@iangoldinya8319]

This Siren looks new and healthy

[@BlueThunderboltsiren]

If only Thunderbolts were refurbished more often

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

Thankfully, Thunderbolt T75 was recently refurbished along with some others.

[@cavariusavery6637]

Thunderbolts need to be back in service and have replacement parts...them weak ass tornado sirens aren't going to work...they think it's making them money it's not...quality over money...Thunderbolts make them more money

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

@@cavariusavery6637 There are sirens now, such as the 2001 that have better sound output, and require much less maintenance than a Thunderbolt

[@jasenalexmiller2149]

That is the sharpest restoration or best maintenance ever, of an FS Thunderbolt 1000T!

[@GhostlyPlayz94]

I wish my town would repair the remaining 3 thunderbolts. 2 of them sound and don't rotate. And the other just rotates and doesn't sound. Most of the system is Whelens but the 3 remaining Thunderbolts still work partially. They really need to be brought back to full life.

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

That will never happen, all those bolts are left to run until they die.

[@Sipex6484]

Try and buy them from your town when they are eventually decommissioned and restore them yourself.

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

@@Sipex6484 I believe they are talking about Youngstown, OH, they are technically decommissioned but they were left connected and left to run until they die.

[@jeridtroncoso4090]

Am I the only one here commenting on how terrifying that sounds?

[@mickywanderer8276]

I was about 50 feet from a Thunderbolt when they did the monthly test. I literally couldn't think from how loud it was. :)

[@J19_vlogger74]

@Some Guy On the Internet These are 126 decibels [127 if it's a 1000.] 85 decibels can start to damage your ears if exposed to it long enough. Hearing protection makes it safe to be around.

[@thespiritstingray9359]

Awesome! I'm so glad you and Brendan filmed this thing, it truly looks awesome

[@facilityofrealityresearch8913]

imagine this thing looked like this and its 38 years old and still looked brand new

[@THUNDERBOLT1418]

That siren looks so cool

[@LoganMai-ov1xf]

It just sounds like Roblox twisted thunderbolts

[@actionfire4036]

sure does! and this is exactly what I was looking for! 😄😊

[@Acoustic_Theory]

The vibrations of the screen show the shape of the standing waves in that cross-section of the horn.

[@stephensnell1379]

The siren(s) use radio signals

[@-northeastohiosirensandtra5641]

I like! They used a hood pin/ hitch pin thing to hold the screen in and you can see the ring rattling ! Very cool

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

- Northeast Ohio T.S.M. Actually that is a pin to tie the siren down for transport.

[@-northeastohiosirensandtra5641]

Sirens And Trains Of Kansas Oh! Well it’s cool bouncing like that!

[@bkrbyex4339]

@@-northeastohiosirensandtra5641 you Meant "T.S.&M"....."T.S.M"...stands for...."Tornado Siren Madness"... it's a cute cartoon about tornado sirens.. from B.S.P.

[@-northeastohiosirensandtra5641]

@@bkrbyex4339 yes that’s it!

[@Whyyoutubewhy..]

The audio didn’t cut out...

[@natestrains1166]

Jeb can turn a crap thunderbolt into a great thunderbolt. These aren't known for reliability, but Jeb can change that.

[@tornadochasingsiege]

This is the healthiest thunderbolt 1000T i have ever seen

[@Nadie1290]

this is my thunderbolt favourite

[@damiancameron3614]

my favorite chopper level

[@pennsylvaniahvacproduction6658]

thunderbolts are the best sirens

[@jacksvacssafety2620]

They're good, but there are others that are definitely more effective

[@20v552]

@@jacksvacssafety2620 true

[@sethbower11]

She’s a thing of beauty!

[@pennsy77]

epical

[@USArmyVet91]

Sounds amazing! Love me a healthy ‘Bolt!

[@Tigers9596]

Here before 1 mil

[@2xRjayy]

Try to install sirens in Dayton Ohio

[@Trains_n_stuff08]

Whelen❌ thunderbolt✅

[@BenRosenberg-be6ty]

Sounds like the old chopper 5 T-bolts that Albuquerque had during the CD era.

[@BossCoins2]

Looks beautiful *and like a banana*

[@actionfire4036]

its all fun and games until there is a thunderstorm and you hear the bellow of a thunderbolt.

[@FSM_Reviews]

That sounds like an 8 up 3 down attack cycle. Sounds kind of unsettling when you first listen to it, like it's not winding down enough compared to most other Thunderbolts.

[@SOLDIER8O8]

how does the the modulator looks any updates

[@bnmobildirecto3949]

Hi

[@Golddoubloonsirens]

Who refurbished this one? Sounds nice.

[@TrainsAndSirens1]

Jeb from McCranie Warning Systems.

[@dank980]

Sounds amazing

[@kylewhetstone881]

That's a nice attack

[@FA50PH]

Cool

[@bigfoot13s80]

My favorite siren

[@mamatareang9259]

Did this federal signal thunderbolt 1000T replace a whelen wps 2810 or a whelen wps 4004 or a whelen ws 3000 Or a whelen ws 2000R or other Whelen models What whelen model did it replace?

[@TrainsAndSirens1]

Vortex.

[@Anzac1]

I like chopper 3 and 5!

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

Same. Those are my 2 favorites

[@willthetrill4849]

I don’t blame that fire department for replacing their shitty Whelen with this old reliable one freshly restored

[@ScarOne314]

Shut up, Whelens are good.

[@willthetrill4849]

@@ScarOne314 no they're not. They're shit

[@SouthGeorgiaSirens]

@@willthetrill4849 I'd have to disagree, Whelens have proved to be powerful sirens time and time again, and are on par if not *louder* than the Thunderbolt. Yet, I can see why you would have this opinion as it is a popular opinion that Thunderbolts are superior, while they are still great sirens, the current sirens produced by maybe Whelen or Sentry Siren are just as powerful, with even more range. Even with the better choices out there, I am still glad that they brought in Jeb for this installation.

[@willthetrill4849]

@@SouthGeorgiaSirens I do agree that Sentry still makes good sirens since they're electromechanical

[@SouthGeorgiaSirens]

@@willthetrill4849 Yes, that's why they happen to be my favorite brand.

[@gradientgamer5480]

looks new as it was installed in the 90's

[@Whyyoutubewhy..]

It was installed in 2020...

[@gradientgamer5480]

@@Whyyoutubewhy.. After Being refurbished. mind you This siren was once decommissioned. then reinstalled after ppl refurbish it

[@calumbrooknicolson]

We need an epidemic siren, so this should one day get used as an epidemic siren.

[@CarSpottingBabak2008]

this Thunderbolt 1000T looks new cool

[@SOLDIER8O8]

Wow looks like it just been placed

[@MasenMonster]

It was.

[@SOLDIER8O8]

@@MasenMonster i thought tbolts are old and they dont make them any more

[@MasenMonster]

@@SOLDIER8O8 same.

[@DownToYouSirens]

GIJSGAMING they don’t. This one was taken from somewhere else that got a new siren, refurbished, then installed here.

[@johngarritzcx6733]

Although i WISH that Federal Signal could make the old sirens back Like these or the 2/3T-22 But. Yeah, i know (battery back-up) at least a generator could do the trick !!

[@Creeperboy099]

What’s the exact location of this thing?

[@619xnomo]

Located in Ty Ty, Georgia.

[@facilityofrealityresearch8913]

SOUNDS SUPER HEALTHY 👌

[@stupidcat2019]

0:58 looks like theres a bubble inside but in reality its super clean

[@Mixymu]

I like the shiny refurbished thunderbolts.

[@TheSirenMan-zf6qh]

i would love to use the windup sound of this in my intro if you dont mind

[@Astr0_Feline]

Sure great, don’t wait for me!

[@FA50PH]

0:19

[@avoidantbehavior]

Hell yea dude

[@superbrownsheep3777]

Umm that’s weird. Did the Whalen have mechanical issued that caused it to be temporarily replaced?

[@jacksvacssafety2620]

Sounds like it was cheaper to replace the whelen than fix it. Form what I gathered, had 3 blown drivers, broken rotator belt, and the cabinet was screwed up.

[@flintylovessirens1320]

Great👍

[@tsg931]

Are TBolt 1000's and 1000T's the same thing? Edit: The TBolt "attack" tone reminds me of the civil defense sirens during the wars last centry

[@jacksvacssafety2620]

1000s are single tone, 1000Ts are dual tone

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

​@@jacksvacssafety2620 Also 1000s are a bit louder

[@PaperPlane249]

400M/10 It's... AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!! LOUD 99

[@TwistedTxx]

THE CHOPPER IS DIFFERENT FROM THE 1000S

[@acahurricane1308]

He is soooo healthy and beast!!!

[@dontaywiley2898]

Beautiful 😍 Work

[@PeterLowenbrauGriffin-]

Nice

[@welshtransportguy]

Twisted on Roblox used this sound

[@acap-5043]

Damnnnnnn he sound great....👍

[@ayansiddiqui1394]

That was on my mom's birthday September 8th

[@PaperPlane249]

I use for Nicaragua EAS Alarm (Tornado) 😊

[@deleteddeleted172]

Twisted. Thuderbolt. Sound

[@deleteddeleted172]

Twisted Roblox funley siren

[@elgeneralxx]

imagine that thing in your face

[@PeterLowenbrauGriffin-]

0:18-3:09 attack

[@ScarOne314]

Magnificent.

[@minitoonsoom1365]

I have tornado waring what i do????

[@tehah6968]

That is the siren thundderbolt siren attack

[@thunderbolt1000]

That what twisted beta roblox used for the thunderbolt siren

[@Jonathan-ui3ku]

Here before 10k

[@gradientgamer5480]

A or C series blower / A or B series rotator

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

This is a 1982 C-Series Thunderbolt 1000BT (former 1000)

[@loudoncountyrailfan9041]

What they were sus They replace that thing with a freaking whelen vortex….

[@20v552]

actually, this siren replaced a vortex

[@leonelaledesma2479]

1000T siren thunderbolt

[@United_HVAC_and_Fans]

And also what port is this?

[@kagome122885]

5/6 dual tone chopper

[@United_HVAC_and_Fans]

@@kagome122885 thats what i thought thanks.

[@Metrobolt49]

Sounds like the ones in Paducah ky

[@XenoMobilePhones]

Hmm, sounds healthy.

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

It was refurbished, so of course it sounds healthy

[@modulator-sx8cw]

YYYAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! Whelen get replaced by Thunderbolt because we hate Whelen using assholeses speakers

[@jacksvacssafety2620]

Whelens are better in many ways

[@20v552]

fr stop hating

[@billjohnroe2962]

Sounds like a 10/12 port siren

[@20v552]

same port ratio

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

@@20v552 No it isn't. It's 5/6 which produces the same minor 3rd interval like 10/12, just running at double the speed. Since 5/6 is half of 10/12 it creates a 10/12 like sound

[@westshore6899]

Who else here thinks that 4/5 port is more supreme?

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

I like 4/5 ports low pitch

[@20v552]

Not me

[@ermanadia688]

Thunderbolttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[@melvinnolasco583]

❤❤❤❤

[@garyhisgun4996]

Wished Jeb could of came all the way up to Minneapolis MN and got all the old 4/5 Port Thunderbolt 1000Ts most of them were rusty and could of used brand new paint jobs and worked on but most of them are sitting rusting away while only a few where auctioned off

[@GSPiedmont425]

@@knightrider955 just because jeb does 10x the work and has 100x the profit of you does not give you the right to slander him

[@ryanbelknap814]

Hi messaged u on Facebook

[@gallriothe1189]

That's a 1000AT

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

Nope, this is a 1000BT.

[@paulsmith5398]

The only things missing are the "Thunderbolt" decals on the sides of the horn.