Tornado siren test blares for more than an hour in Lawrence

A tornado siren test in Lawrence continued to blare for more than an hour after the test was scheduled to conclude. At the same time, several people lost power.

[@HSETM]

The siren didnt listen to the cancel command. This same thing happened in Trevor WI but the siren shut down after a 30 minute alert, when someone pulled the breaker

[@natestrains1166]

That one had a stuck relay, the radio worked fine. The same thing likely happened here. Most sirens automatically shut off after 3 minutes without a cancel command.

[@ajconlin8525]

At least it wasnt like the T128 that caught on fire

[@VirtualSimulations-Sirens1954B]

@@ajconlin8525 your talking about that one photo that was found of google images somewhere. That’s not a common thing.

[@ajconlin8525]

@@VirtualSimulations-Sirens1954B yeah I know

[@johndeerefan725]

A T-128 in Plymouth Indiana ran for 40 minutes before burning the motor out with smoke but thankfully no fire.

[@FA50PH]

2001 130 And FS DSA

[@AleronRattan]

Is a Whelen

[@davidhenderson3400]

Sounds to me like nothing more than a stuck relay. When it turned on it did not know when to turn off.

[@stephensnell1379]

How is that even possible?

[@davidhenderson3400]

@@stephensnell1379 Simple. The relay contacts arced and welded shut. The only way to turn it off was to pull the main power. The real question is why did it take so long to pull the main power.

[@VirtualSimulations-Sirens1954B]

@@davidhenderson3400 because sometimes it works to try and deactivate it by radio.

[@FSThunderboltTFan]

The sirens in the video are 2001-130 and DSA

[@ThisHandleIsNotTaken.]

Dsa

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

No that’s an older Whelen WS-2000

[@AleronRattan]

That's a Whelen not DSA

[@EOWS812]

WS-2004@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL

[@ajconlin8525]

I've heard reports of these kinds of sirens catching on fire after an hour. Good thing this one is fine.

[@CorollaChronicles]

That's only with the mechanical sirens that have a motor. These sirens, like the one in the video, are just glorified speakers.

[@ajconlin8525]

@@CorollaChronicles ah big brain

[@charlieradam837]

Tornado: ha gotemmm Markus: OOF

[@ZacharyHappy366]

That is a Whelen model. Some people think it’s a DSA but they are wrong. As you know they see like the Whelen Horns Shaped like a DSA. The DSA BackBox is Like a Rectangular Prism Shape. The Whelen has a curved shaped BackBox.

[@charlie_nolan]

What model siren was that? A DSA?

[@natestrains1166]

Whelen WS-2004

[@charlie_nolan]

Nate's Trains thanks

[@HSETM]

2001 130, DSA

[@TheCasualSirenEnthusiast]

it's a WPS-2000

[@HSETM]

@@TheCasualSirenEnthusiast 3 years dude, I already know.

[@AleronRattan]

Federal Signal 2001-130 & Whelen WS-2004???

[@freddyfazbear450]

Siren Head: AM I A JOKE YOU YOU
*Siren Head Blaring Siren*

[@carreraman8364]

siren heads trash

[@beniciotheproducerarchive227]

fmsair yes

[@Kasey1776]

Fuck siren head

[@VirtualSimulations-Sirens1954B]

This is an outdoor warning siren, not that stupid creature.

[@FA50PH]

wdym

[@candilturner]

Thank you

[@TheJakeman789]

Wheres the rest of it?

[@TheCasualSirenEnthusiast]

that's the way it was installed

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

Lawrence, KS?

[@bitchlasagna4720]

tfw it didnt read the cancellation and litteraly nothing is wrong with it and that just happens sometimes and the news makes an intire video for it

[@fs_sd-10]

It's probably a faulty controll box.

[@dopeynightlifetv6859]

A whole hour??? Jesus Christ!!! 🥶🥶

[@stephensnell1379]

Yes, Jesus Christ indeed having it blaring for a whole 60 minutes at 130 decibels maximum

[@SixThreeTech]

is that a whelen WS-2016 lol

[@novawarningsirens]

@EOWS 812's SIREN PRODUCTIONS The first siren

[@ParadiseSirens]

No, It's a Whelen WS-2000-104. This siren has two heads and two speaker drivers per head.

[@roblox-ne8sc]

This in kansas

[@jam.bear.allday]

Na someone has a flipper 0 or a good walkie talkie

[@0_.miryam._0]

What happen

[@Golddoubloonsirens]

I'm sure the city of lawrence is going to have a huge electric bill after running that thing for over an hour lol.

[@ConrailGeep]

yet another Whelen.

[@NotBrainy]

It's a DSA

[@ConrailGeep]

@@NotBrainy Thats a whelen WS2004 not a DSA.

[@NotBrainy]

@@ConrailGeep that's what others are saying

[@ValenDRV]

@@NotBrainyIt’s a Whelen, you can see the difference from the case. DSA’s are more rectangular

[@Dogappel]

ITS NO DSA ITS A WHELEN WS-2004! LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET! AND LOOK AT THE CONTROLLER!

[@nathangomez2336]

No

[@BossCoins2]

That is a whelen 2000 series
EDIT: It is a DSA, I wasn’t as smart back then.

[@Rcdude2007]

Actually it’s a federal signal DSA

[@BossCoins2]

@@Rcdude2007 I was not as knowledgeable back then

[@Rcdude2007]

@@BossCoins2 ah ok thanks for your reply man

[@AleronRattan]

You too are worge is a whelen

[@ValenDRV]

It’s actually a Whelen WS-2004

[@Alex-fz3rv]

Oh wow

[@Rblx_food]

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[@twistercuber]

A radio failure.

[@stephensnell1379]

More likely a relay in the control panel got jammed meaning the siren wouldn't have known when to shut off

[@Nickster0985]

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