Hurricane 130
| Hurricane 130 | |
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| Company | Alerting Communicators of America |
|---|---|
| Produced | 1968-1981 |
| Type | Electromechanical |
| Sound output | 130 |
The Hurricane was an Electromechanical siren manufactured by Alerting Communicators of America. It was available in 8/10, 10/12, 8/12 port, or single tone 8, 10, or 12 port configurations, but only 8/10 models were produced. It was meant to compete with Federal Signal's Thunderbolt siren series at the time. Two known models were produced. First came the Hurricane 130, which was a rectangular horned model that closely resembled Federal's Thunderbolt siren. Later on, A.C.A. opted to change the design of the Hurricane to make it stand out from the Thunderbolt and avoid potential lawsuits over the two similar designs. Aside from that, they decided to correct some design flaws that were discovered in the original model. These changes to the design include, pole mounted vertical blower, controller removed from blower assembly and housed in it's own cabinet, and most notably, the horn changed from rectangular to round. This model was dubbed the Hurricane 130 MKII by the company. In 1981, A.C.A. 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, in private possession | 130 MKII |
| Baxter, MN | 1, Removed, broke down in late 2007 and was replaced | 130 |
| Normal, IL | 2 (Exact number unknown), Removed | 130 MKII |
| Crystal River, FL | Approximately 10, Removed (Crystal River NPP system) | 130 MKII |
| Centralia, IL | 1, Removed In 2010, Recently changed ownership into the hands of a collector in Michigan. | 130 |
| Darien, IL | 2, 1 Still Operational, 1 Removed for Private Possession. | 130 MKII |
| Fayetteville, OH | 1, Removed | 130 MKII |
| Garland, TX | 4, Removed | 130 MKII |
| Greendale, WI | 1, Removed | 130 MKII |
| Greenville, TX | 2, Inactive | 130 MKII |
| La Crescent, MN | 3, all removed. 1 replaced by a Sentry 10V at an unknown date, one was removed when a water slide was built, and the last one was replaced in 2015 after breaking down. The latter two did not rotate and only one had a functioning blower.
130 MKII | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 2, 1 operational. The other one is stored at the American Signal Corporation Headquarters. More were installed in the city at one time | 130 MKII |
| Rolling Meadows, IL | 3, replaced in the 1980s with Alertronics | 130 |
| Oak Harbor, OH | 5, Removed (Part of the Davis-Besse NPP System). Replaced with a system of 2001-SRN's in the mid-late 1990's | 130 MKII |
| Minnetonka, MN | 2, removed in mid 1990's. | 130 |
| Elk Grove Village, IL | 4, all removed. One was mounted on a water tank and was replaced by a P-50. | 130 |
