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.
A Hurricane two years before being removed in Garland, Texas
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 in its place, and the last one was replaced in 2015.
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
6, removed in mid 1990's and replaced with 2001-SRNs.
130
Elk Grove Village, IL
4, all removed. One was mounted on a water tank and was replaced by a P-50.
130
DeKalb, IL
3, all removed. Replaced by 2001s in 1989 due to partial system failure during tornado warning.
130
A Hurricane at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant in Oak Harbor, OH. The system of Hurricanes were replaced in the mid-late 1990's
