Fort Worth, TX CD Siren Test | Federal Enterprises Thunderbolt 1000 (Attack and Alert) | 7/18/1952

So this exists, I guess. I am quite certain that this was a demonstration, as Fort Worth did not purchase a system until 1954.
This video is copyright NBC5/KXAS-TV, all rights reserved to them.

[@vanamonde2]

This video was lifted off of the Portal To Texas History site.

[@TheSirenSeeker]

Yes, it was. I actually sent the portal link to you directly. I screen recorded it and put it on RUclips to make it more accessible to the community at large.

[@kaijudude_]

A sound that's still heard to this day in 2022 in many Midwestern towns and cities during tornado season.

[@MusicCitySirens]

Holy hell! This is historical af

[@CycloneJoey518]

The OG Thunderbolt recording

[@SNIXC]

And a little bit away from this siren, in “nocona” … is a 1003. Still standing, but this video.. is truly something you’d never see. But thunderbolts will live on for a while hopefully

[@tonybressie]

Downtown Whichita, Kansas and Nebraska City, Nebraska both have Thunderbolt 6M 1000 Sirens that sounds exactly like this 1952 Thunderbolt Siren.

[@Cherry1880]

Genuinely an amazing find and props for Uploading this! Glad it's not lost media

[@mystupidity7234]

The Tbolt on Fort Worth's city hall is still up to this day, However it is inactive due to it supposedly malfunctioning and sounding for 2 hours, the power was cut to the building.
Edit, i seemed to have watched the whole footage of this specific bolt and i can deduce from this that there was another bolt before the one I was talking about.

[@YoooitsSCARS]

there is a thunderbolt that ran for 2 hours?? gimme a link

[@mystupidity7234]

@@YoooitsSCARS im pretty sure there is no video of it.

[@YoooitsSCARS]

@@mystupidity7234 how about pictures

[@mystupidity7234]

@@YoooitsSCARS Unsure if they exist

[@United_HVAC_and_Fans]

Absolutely amazing.

[@North_Jersey_Sirens]

Biblical af!! Awesome find!!

[@TrainsAndSirens1]

Very nice find.

[@kansasstatealerting2424]

this is really cool

[@TheCasualSirenEnthusiast]

wow this is amazing

[@AxelTheFanMan5733]

Fort Worth has one still up to this day and it’s inactive .It’s on a building in downtown.

[@thespiritstingray9359]

WOKE!!! This even has genuine audio! Amazing find

[@TheCasualSirenEnthusiast]

I wish there was more research done on Houston's old system

[@brodiessirenproductions]

Oh. My. God.

[@TheSirenSeeker]

How do you think I felt?!

[@brodiessirenproductions]

@@TheSirenSeeker Lmao I know you had a heart attack when you found that

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

I will probably keep hunting finding more siren history videos that over dallas fort worth that they filmed back then somewhere online historys maybe also wayback machine I will hunt for one for everyone siren enthusiast.

[@owensanders7432]

Hey adam you should try to find a video of a Fort Worth Allertor testing, That’d be cool!

[@TheSirenSeeker]

I did find one, actually. I think I screen recorded it, let me dig it up.

[@owensanders7432]

@@TheSirenSeeker I found it also

[@owensanders7432]

@@TheSirenSeeker it’s the one at Farrel Lane

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

@@owensanders7432 Osmsirens got one.

[@STLSF]

I thought all the Fort Worth Thunderbolts were mounted on the city's Fire stations. Or was that Dallas?

[@TheSirenSeeker]

Dallas lol and even then a lot of those ended up at schools

[@RinOtonashi]

Thunderbolt sirens can be found at the majority of the old fire stations in South Dallas.

[@madisoncountysirens4295]

*H O H*

[@sirenfan97]

Wish we knew the serial

[@TheSirenSeeker]

Me too

[@ThunderboltSiren1003]

Is the siren still there?

[@AxelTheFanMan5733]

No

[@alarmandsirenguy]

It had Stripes?!!

[@TheSirenSeeker]

This was a demonstration unit, it was not kept. Ft. Worth would not buy a siren system until 1954 and their bar grille was a much later build than this one was.