List of cities with Thunderbolt sirens

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The following is a list of U.S. cities and townships that have or have had Thunderbolt sirens.

Alabama

City Status Model(s)
Hoover 2 standing, all operational Unknown

Arizona

City Status Model(s)
Phoenix 1 or more standing, all non-operational Unknown
Tucson Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1000

California

City Status Model(s)
Brea 1 standing, non-operational 1000T
Crescent City Thunderbolts have been dismantled Unknown
Sacramento 1 or more standing, operational status not known 1003
San Dimas 1 standing, operational status not known 2000
San Francisco 1 standing, non-operational Unknown
Stockton 1 or more standing, operational status not known Unknown

Colorado

City Status Model(s)
Brush One or more standing, operational 1003
Colorado Springs Thunderbolts have been dismantled Unknown
Denver Several standing, all operational 1000, 1000T, 1003
Julesburg 1 standing, operational Unknown
Simla 1 standing, operational Unknown
Sterling 1 or more standing, operational 1003

Connecticut

City Status Model(s)
Hartford 10 or more standing, all non-operational 1000,1000T
Stamford 3 standing, all non-operational Unknown

Florida

City Status Model(s)
Clearwater 2 standing, 1 operational for jailbreaks 1000
Jacksonville Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1000

Georgia

City Status Model(s)
Austell 2 standing, both operational 1000T
Kennesaw 2 standing , both operational 1000T
Mableton Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Macon Thunderbolts have been replaced, saved by collectors 1000T
Marietta 4 standing, all operational 1000T
Savannah 1, Removed in early 2000s 1000
Smyrna 2 standing, both decommissioned (replaced) 1000T

Hawaii

City Status Model(s)
Honolulu 1 or more standing, operational for tsunami and hurricane warnings 1000T

Illinois

City Status Model(s)
Arlington Heights Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Barrington Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Batavia 2 standing, both operational 1000T
Bloomington Several standing, all operational 1000, 1000T
Carbondale 2 standing, 1 operational, 1 unknown status 1000T
Chicago Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Creve Coeur 1 standing, operational Unknown
Decatur Several standing, all operational Unknown
Elmhurst 1 or more standing, varying operation Unknown
Madison Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Grayslake 1 standing, operational Unknown
Kenilworth 1 standing, operational 1000T
LaSalle County 30 or more mostly replaced, a few operational for nuclear evacuation warning (LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station) 1000
Mahomet 1 standing, operational Unknown
Morris Thunderbolts being replaced, as part of Exelon Nuclear system (for Dresden, Braidwood, and LaSalle plants) Unknown
Morton Grove 1 or more standing, all operational Unknown
Murphysboro 3 standing, operational (one temp out of service for repairs) 1003
Naperville Thunderbolts have been replaced with FSC 2001's 1000,1000T
Niles 1 standing, operational 1000T
Normal Thunderbolts have been replaced with ASC T-128's 1000T
Ottawa 1 standing, operational 1000
Pontiac 6 standing, all operational 1000T
Romeoville Thunderbolts have been replaced with FSC 2001's 1000T
Springfield Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Stickney 1 standing, operational 1003
Stillman Valley 1 standing, operational for nuclear evacuation warning (Byron Nuclear Generating Station) Unknown
Streator Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Wheaton Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Wilmette 5 operational 3 1000T, 2 1003

Indiana

City Status Model(s)
Elkhart 7 standing, all operational 1000, 1000T
Indianapolis 4 standing, 2 operational 1000T
Muncie 4 standing, all operational 1000, 1000T
West Lafayette 2 standing, all operational 1000T

Iowa

City Status Model(s)
Ankeny Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Cedar Rapids Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Clear Lake 3 standing, all operational Unknown
Des Moines Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Fort Dodge Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Monticello 1 standing, operational 1003
Okoboji 1 standing, operational status not known Unknown
Rock Rapids 1 standing, operational Unknown
Shenandoah 1 standing, operational 1003
Spirit Lake 1 standing, operational status not known Unknown
Waterloo 2 standing, operational status not known Unknown

Kansas

City Status Model(s)
Burlington Thunderbolts have been replaced 1003
Hays 1 standing, operational Unknown
Hillsboro 3 standing, all operational 1003
Lawrence Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Leavenworth 1 or more standing, operational status is not known Unknown
Overland Park 30 standing, operational status is not known Unknown
Pink Hill 1 standing, operational Unknown
Pittsburg 1 standing, operational Unknown
Salina Many standing, most operational 1000T
Sylvia 1 standing, operational Unknown
Topeka 1 or more standing, varying operation 1000, 1000T
Wichita 1 or more standing, varying operation 1000, 1000T

Kentucky

City Status Model(s)
Fort Thomas 1 or more standing, operational Unknown
Louisville 37 standing, 36 operational (1) 1000, (35) 1000T, (1) 1003
Harrodsburg 1 Standing, operational 1003
Paducah 8 Standing, operational 1000T

Massachusetts

City Status Model(s)
Brookfield 1 standing, non-operational Unknown
Fitchburg 1 or more standing, operational status unknown Unknown
Grafton 3 standing, all operational Unknown
Onset 1 or more standing, all operational Unknown

Michigan

City Status Model(s)
Albion 1 standing, operational 1003
Alma 1 standing, operational 1000
Battle Creek 3 or more standing, operational 1000
Canton Township Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1003
Charlotte 2 standing, all operational 1003
Detroit 9 standing, 1 or more operational 1000, 1000T
Flint 4 standing, non-operational 1000
Grand Blanc 1 standing, operational 1000
Grand Haven 1 or more standing, varying operation Unknown
Grand Rapids 1 standing, operational 1000T
Grosse Pointe Woods 1 standing, operational 1000T
Harper Woods 2 standing, all operational 1000T
Holland 2 standing, operational Unknown
Jackson 1 standing, operational Unknown
Jonesville 1 standing, operational status not known 1003
Kalamazoo 1 standing, operational 1000
Lake Odessa 1 standing, operational 1003
Lansing 16 standing, 15 operational 1000T
Lansing Township 2 standing, all operational 1000, 1003
Lapeer 1 standing, operational 1003
Lincoln Park Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Madison Heights 1 standing, non-operational 1000T
Marlette 1 standing, operational status unknown 1003
Marshall 1 standing, operational 1000
Melvindale 1 standing, operational 1003
Monroe 1 standing, non-operational Unknown
Northville 1 standing, operational 1000
Oak Park 1 standing, operational 1000
Okemos 1 standing, operational 1000T
Otsego 1 standing, operational Unknown
Plymouth Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1000, 1000T
Redford 4 standing, all operational 1000, 1000T
Riverview 1 standing, operational 1000
Temperance 1 standing, operational status not known 1003
Warren 1 standing, operational 1000
West Bloomfield Thunderbolts have been dismantled
Westland Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1000

Minnesota

City Status Model(s)
Austin Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Brooklyn Center 1 standing, operational status not known Unknown
Eagan 1 or more standing, varying operation Unknown
Maple Grove 1 standing, operational status not known Unknown
Minneapolis 12 or more standing, all operational 1000T
Red Wing Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Rochester Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Rosemount Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
St. Cloud 1 or more standing, all operational Unknown
St. Paul 1 or more standing, all operational 1000
White Bear Lake 2 standing, all operational Unknown

Mississippi

City Status Model(s)
Sandersville 1 standing, operational Unknown

Missouri

City Status Model(s)
Bridgeton 1 or more standing, operational Unknown
Fair Grove 3 standing, all operational 1000
Grandview 1 standing, operational 1000
Lee's Summit 1 standing, operational 1000T
Marshall 2 or more standing, all operational 1000
Moberly 4 standing all operational 1000T
Republic 1 standing, operational 1000T
Rolla 10 standing, operational 1000T
Sedalia Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1000
Springfield Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown

Nebraska

City Status Model(s)
Arthur 1 standing, operational 1000T
Axtell 1 standing, operational 1003
Bayard 1 standing, operational 1003
Beaver City 1 standing, operational 1000T
Bellevue Thunderbolts have been replaced 1003
Blair 2 standing, operational 1000, 1000
Broken Bow 1 or more standing, operational 1003
Central City 1 standing, operational 1003
Clatonia 1 standing, operational 1000T
Creighton 1 standing, operational 1003
David City 1 standing, operational status unknown 1000T
Elwood 1 standing, operational status unknown 1000T
Firth 2 standing, operational 1000T, 1003
Fremont 2 standing, 1 operational 1000T, 1003
Gering Thunderbolts have been replaced 1003
Gordon 2 standing, all operational Unknown
Grand Island 13 standing, all operational 1000T, 1003
Grant 1 standing, operational 1003
Hastings 5 standing, all operational 1000T
Holland 1 standing, operational 1003
Imperial 1 standing, operational 1003
Kenesaw 1 standing, operational 1003
Lincoln 4 standing, all operational; restored removed units are in other areas of Lancaster Co. 1000T, 1003
Malcolm 1 standing, operational 1000T
Morrill 2 standing, all operational Unknown
Omaha Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000, 1000T
Pawnee City 1 standing, operational 1003
Scottsbluff 4 standing, all operational. A citywide replacement scheme is in effect as one 1003 malfunctioned during the state-wide test. All other 1003's will be replaced all at once or one at a time depending on money issues. The new sirens will be Whelen omnidirectional units. 1003
St. Paul 1 standing, operational 1003
Wood River 1 standing, operational 1003
Valentine 1 standing, operational Unknown
Wahoo 1 standing, operational; also used for noon blasts 1003
Westmont 1 standing, operational; Blower is inactive. 1000T

Nevada

City Status Model(s)
Las Vegas 1 or more standing, all non-operational Unknown

New Mexico

City Status Model(s)
Albuquerque Thunderbolts have been dismantled Unknown

New York

City Status Model(s)
Alton 1 standing, operational 1003
Caledonia 1 standing, operational only for fire calls 1003
Copiague 2 standing, all operational 1003
East Farmingdale 2 standing, all operational 1003
Farmingdale 1 standing, operational Unknown
Liberty 1 or more standing, all operational Unknown
Manchester 1 standing, operational only for fire calls 1003
Massena 1 standing, operational 1003
Mineola 1 standing, operational only for fire calls 1003
Oswego 1 or more standing, all operational for nuclear evacuation warnings Unknown
Palmyra 1 standing, operational only for fire calls 1003
Scriba 1 or more standing, all operational for nuclear evacuation warnings Unknown

North Carolina

City Status Model(s)
Apex 81 for nuclear evacuation warnings, all replaced in 2008 (Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant) Unknown

Ohio

City Status Model(s)
Addyston Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Amberley Village 1 standing, operational 1000T
Anderson Township 4 standing, all operational 1000T
Canton One or more standing, non-operational Unknown
Centerville 3 standing, 1 operational 1000T
Cheviot Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Cincinnati Several standing, all but one operational 1000, 1000T
Cleveland Thunderbolts have been dismantled Unknown
Columbus 1 standing, operational (malfunctions) 1000T
Colerain Township 1 standing, operational 1000T
Eaton Thunderbolts have been replaced 1003
Fairfield Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T, 1003
Greenhills 1 standing, operational 1000T
Green Township 2 standing, all operational 1000T
Hamilton 7 standing, all operational 1000T
Harveysburg 2 standing, operational 1000T, 1003
Harrison 1 standing, operational Unknown
Harrison Township 1 standing, operational Unknown
Independence 1 standing, operational 1000
Indian Hill Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Lebanon 1 or more standing, operational status not known 1003
Lockland 1 standing, non-operational 1000T
Madeira Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Massillon Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Moraine 1 standing, operational status not known Unknown
Mount Healthy 1 standing, operational 1003
Napoleon 1, Replaced 1000T
Newark 1 standing, operational 1000
Norwood 1 standing, non-operational Unknown
Oxford 2 standing, all non-operational Unknown
Pierce Township 2 or more standing, all operational Unknown
Reading 2 standing, all operational 1000T
Saint Bernard 1 standing, operational 1000
Springdale 1 standing, operational 1000
Springfield Township 3 standing, all operational 1000T
Sycamore Township 1 standing, operational 1000T
Urbana 1 standing, operational Unknown
Woodlawn 1 standing, operational 1000
Wyoming 1 standing, operational 1000
Xenia 1 standing, non-operational 1000T

Oklahoma

City Status Model(s)
Amber 1 standing, operational for civil defense Unknown
Barltesville 3, all operational 1000,1000T
Buffalo 1 standing, operational Unknown
Edmond 2 or more standing, varying operation Unknown
Elk City 2 or more standing, operational Unknown
Elmore City 1 or more standing, operational status not known Unknown
Enid 1 or more standing, operational Unknown
Goldsby 2 or more standing, operational Unknown
Granite 1 or more standing, operational status unknown Unknown
Hennessey 1 or more standing, operational 1000
Jenks 1 or more standing, all operational Unknown
Kingfisher 1 or more standing, operational Unknown
Lindsay 1 or more standing, operational status not known Unknown
Moffett 1 standing, operational Unknown
Moore 5 standing, all operational 1000T
Mountain View 1 standing, operational 1000T
Mustang 3 standing, all operational 1000T
Norman Several standing, varying operation 1000T, 1000
Oklahoma City Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Weatherford 1 or more standing, operational 1000
Woodward 2 or more standing, operational Unknown

Oregon

City Status Model(s)
Waldport 3 standing, all operational, used for tsunami warnings 1000

Pennsylvania

City Status Model(s)
Dubois Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Glassport Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Glen Rock 1 or more standing, operational status not known 1000
Greeensburg Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000
Monroeville 1 standing, non-operational 1003
Mckeesport 1 standing, operational status not known Unknown
Murrysville 1 or more standing, all operational 1003
Parkersburg 1 standing, non-operational 1003
Somerset 2 standing, 1 operational 1003

South Dakota

City Status Model(s)
Aberdeen Thunderbolts have been replaced Unknown
Madison 1 standing, operational 1003
Ramona 1 standing, operational 1000
Rapid City 8 or more standing, all operational Unknown
Chamberlain 1 standing, non-operational 1003
Valley Springs 2 standing, all operational 1003

Tennessee

City Status Model(s)
Chattanooga 1 or more standing, operational for nuclear evacuation Unknown
Nashville 1 or more standing, all non-operational 1000
Memphis 1 or more standing, all operational 1000, 1000T
Ooltewah 1 or more standing, all operational 1000T
Lebanon Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T
Vanleer Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1000

Texas

City Status Model(s)
Amarillo 1 or more standing, Status Unknown 1000
Austin 5 standing, all non-operational Unknown
Dallas 1 or more standing, system out of use in 2010 1000 and 1000T
Sherman thunderbolts have been removed 1003
Fort Worth Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000
Houston Thunderbolts have been dismantled Unknown
Waco Thunderbolts have been replaced 1000T

Utah

City Status Model(s)
Tooele 1 standing, operational as of 2010, Might be replaced soon. 1003

Vermont

City Status Model(s)
Vernon 1 standing, operational status not known Unknown

Washington

City Status Model(s)
Longview 1 or more standing, non-operational 1000
Seattle Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1000
Westport Thunderbolt has been dismantled unknown

West Virginia

City Status Model(s)
Marmet 1 standing, Inoperable Unknown

Wisconsin

City Status Model(s)
Algoma 1 standing, operational 1003
Appleton 1 standing, operational status not known 1000
Baraboo Thunderbolts have been dismantled 1003
Berlin 2 standing, operational 1000, 1003
Brodhead 1 standing, operational 1003
Clintonville 1 standing, operational 1000
Dunn Township 1 standing, operational 1000T
Evansville 1 standing, operational 1003
Fitchburg 2 standing, operational 1000T
Holmen 1 standing, operation status not known 1000
La Crosse 2 or more standing, one operational 1000, 1000T
Lancaster 1 or more standing, all operational 1000T
Lake Delton 1 standing, operational 1003
Kenosha 1 standing, non-operational 1003
Madison 5 standing, in the process of being replaced 1000
Malone 1 standing, operational 1000T
Marshfield 1 standing, non-operational 1003
Middleton 1 standing, operational 1000
Mount Horeb, WI Thunderbolt has been replaced 1003
Mosinee, WI 1 standing, operational 1000
Oregon 1 standing, operational 1003
Plover Thunderbolt has been removed 1003
Racine 10 or more standing, varying operation 1000, 1000T
Reedsburg 1 standing, operational 1003
Richland Center 1 standing, operational 1003
Ripon 1 standing, operational 1000T
Sheboygan 5 or more standing, all operational 1000, 1000T
Sheboygan Falls 1 standing, operational 1003
Stevens Point 2 standing, all operational 1000T
Stoughton 1 standing, being replaced by an ASC T-128 1000T
St. Peter 1 standing, operational status not known 1000T
Viroqua 1 standing, operation status not known 1003
Wausau 1 standing, operational 1000T
Westby 1 Standing, Operational 1003
Wisconsin Dells Thunderbolts have been replaced 1003

Wyoming

City Status Model(s)
Cheyenne 1 standing, operational 1000T
Laramie 5 standing, all operational 1000T

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