10-18-17 Whelen Vortex Siren Alert Test, Killen, AL
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:20 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-0ttelaY74
Since Lauderdale County was testing their sirens today, I decided to go out and record one of the fin-back Whelen Vortexes that they have, since they have the only ones in the Tennessee Valley. Though when it wound up, there was no movement! I believe the rotation motor just gave out on this guy as he wasn't swinging like he would've if he had a broken belt. Either way though, I reported it to the EMA so they could come out here and fix it. After this siren winds down, you can hear several other nearby sirens wind down, all of which I believe are other Whelens in the county.
Also, sorry about both the shakiness and the trucks that get into the shot. The former is due to the wind where I had set-up (in the middle of a parking lot), and I was on the opposite side of a driveway in the parking lot from the siren, as the other side of said driveway was a construction zone.
Lauderdale County, AL tests on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, weather permitting.
Lauderdale County, AL siren map:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8648056 ... XWBBiqsZ7U