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Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:25 pm

I looked up an article on Wikipedia called List of Thunderbolt sirens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ackda ... olt_sirens) and under Columbus Ohio it said one standing and is operational. If that's true, where is it at? I am posting this because I don't always trust Wikipedia. Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County or have they all been replaced? If not, where is the closest Thunderbolt to the county?

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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:58 am

None are operational in Franklin County, although a few still are standing.

West Jefferson might be the closest T-Bolt still operating (I think).

Champaign County has a ton of them, but the system was deactivated last year. Otherwise, you may have to go to Dayton or southwest Ohio to find one still operating.

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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:45 am

That list is really old, and quite inaccurate. I wouldn't rely on it for your info.
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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:43 pm

Fletch wrote:None are operational in Franklin County, although a few still are standing.

West Jefferson might be the closest T-Bolt still operating (I think).

Champaign County has a ton of them, but the system was deactivated last year. Otherwise, you may have to go to Dayton or southwest Ohio to find one still operating.
If you're talking about the one on the West Jefferson Police Department, unfortunately, I think that one is deactivated as well.
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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:48 pm

tkovack1 wrote:I looked up an article on Wikipedia called List of Thunderbolt sirens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ackda ... olt_sirens) and under Columbus Ohio it said one standing and is operational. If that's true, where is it at? I am posting this because I don't always trust Wikipedia. Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County or have they all been replaced? If not, where is the closest Thunderbolt to the county?
As far as I know, the 1000 in downtown Newark, Ohio might still be operational. If it is, that may be the closest working Thunderbolt to Franklin County.
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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:58 pm

Тһundеrbοlt1000Tfan wrote:
tkovack1 wrote:I looked up an article on Wikipedia called List of Thunderbolt sirens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ackda ... olt_sirens) and under Columbus Ohio it said one standing and is operational. If that's true, where is it at? I am posting this because I don't always trust Wikipedia. Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County or have they all been replaced? If not, where is the closest Thunderbolt to the county?
As far as I know, the 1000 in downtown Newark, Ohio might still be operational. If it is, that may be the closest working Thunderbolt to Franklin County.
I believe that's still active as I've passed it a few times this summer and would occasionally see it in a different position.
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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:15 pm

As some already know, I got the last standing one from the west side of Columbus, but I remember reading somewhere about one still standing downtown near the arena district or something. I don't know... :/

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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:18 pm

Тһundеrbοlt1000Tfan wrote:
tkovack1 wrote:I looked up an article on Wikipedia called List of Thunderbolt sirens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ackda ... olt_sirens) and under Columbus Ohio it said one standing and is operational. If that's true, where is it at? I am posting this because I don't always trust Wikipedia. Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County or have they all been replaced? If not, where is the closest Thunderbolt to the county?
As far as I know, the 1000 in downtown Newark, Ohio might still be operational. If it is, that may be the closest working Thunderbolt to Franklin County.
I remember you said in a comment on Calvin's (Mayer's) Easton Center 4004 video that you tried to record it last month and you didn't hear any of Newark's sirens test.

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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:48 am

Startug wrote:
Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:58 pm
Тһundеrbοlt1000Tfan wrote:
tkovack1 wrote:I looked up an article on Wikipedia called List of Thunderbolt sirens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ackda ... olt_sirens) and under Columbus Ohio it said one standing and is operational. If that's true, where is it at? I am posting this because I don't always trust Wikipedia. Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County or have they all been replaced? If not, where is the closest Thunderbolt to the county?
As far as I know, the 1000 in downtown Newark, Ohio might still be operational. If it is, that may be the closest working Thunderbolt to Franklin County.
I believe that's still active as I've passed it a few times this summer and would occasionally see it in a different position.
Is it still there as of this year? If it is, has it changed positions at all within the past year or so?
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Re: Are there any more Thunderbolts in Franklin County Ohio?

Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:00 am

Тһundеrbοlt1000Tfan wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:48 am
Startug wrote:
Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:58 pm
Тһundеrbοlt1000Tfan wrote: As far as I know, the 1000 in downtown Newark, Ohio might still be operational. If it is, that may be the closest working Thunderbolt to Franklin County.
I believe that's still active as I've passed it a few times this summer and would occasionally see it in a different position.
Is it still there as of this year? If it is, has it changed positions at all within the past year or so?
Sorry for the extremely late response. I've passed it several times the last few years, and I always look out for it. It's still on top of the building, but its position has not changed at all as it still faces somewhat west. Unless of course there's a beautiful coincidence that every time I pass through, it just happens to rotate itself back to that direction after numerous tests. I doubt that theory though, and I'm guessing it's dead or out of the system. The Thunderbeam is also still standing, but I've never memorized where the plate is facing because it's hard to tell when I'm driving fast on the highway.
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