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| Company | Alerting Communicators of America |
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| Produced | 1968-1981 |
| Type | Electromechanical |
| Sound output | 130 |
The Hurricane is an Electromechanical siren manufactured by Alerting Communicators of America. This siren was meant to compete with Federal Signal's Thunderbolt series sirens. Two known models were produced. The Hurricane 130, which was a square horned model. Eventually, the horn was made round and the model was changed to Hurricane MKII 130. In 1981, ACA ceased production of the Hurricane in favor of the P-50.
Cities using the Hurricane
| Cities Using Or That Have Used The ACA Hurricane | Number of Sirens, Operation Status | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Addyston, OH | 1, Removed | MKII-130 |
| Baxter, MN | 1, Removed | 130 |
| Crystal River, FL | Approximately 10, Removed (Crystal River NPP system) | MKII-130 |
| Centralia, IL | 1, Removed In 2010, In Private Possession | 130 |
| Darien, IL | 2, 1 Still Operational, 1 Removed for Private Possession. | MKII-130 |
| Fayetteville, OH | 1, Removed | MKII-130 |
| Garland, TX | 4, Removed | MKII-130 |
| Greendale, WI | 1, Removed | MKII-130 |
| Greenville, TX | 2, most likely inactive | MKII-130 |
| La Crescent, MN | 3, Removed (1 Hurricane MKII-130 is replaced by a Sentry siren and other Hurricane is replaced by a Federal Signal 2001-130) | MKII-130 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 2, 1 operational. The other one is stored at the American Signal Corporation Headquarters. | MKII-130 |