Date: 3/7/23
Location: Ellinwood Fire Department, Ellinwood, Kansas
Temp: 35°F
Signal: 3 minute alert
Units Heard:
Thunderbolt 1000T (main unit) - 100 feet
SD-10 - 0.2 miles

Yup, I went to Kansas. Sam, Asa, and I went on a little three day "vacation" down to Wichita for some siren shenanigans, but mostly to meet up with Jared who was visiting for the week. We were going to try and go to one of the 500-SHTTs for the tornado drill today, but after learning that Abilene likely wouldn't be testing and leaving too late to make it to Topeka, we decided to tag along with Jared for the Thunderbolt in Ellinwood. We knew almost nothing about this going in other than that it was either a 5M or 6M. It turned out to be a 5/6 5M, which means I have now heard all three port ratios on this specific blower type (the 1000 video isn't up yet, but eventually it'll be up). This was ungodly loud, and was absolutely worth the trip down there by itself without considering anything else that happened. Thanks for watching, and enjoy!

This was recorded during the 2023 Kansas Statewide Tornado Drill, which took place at 10 AM on March 7th, 2023. The sirens in Barton County are normally tested every Tuesday at 12 PM.

Primary Shot: PowerShot SX540 HS
Secondary Shot: Sony CX260
Audio: PowerShot SX540 HS

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