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ACA Hurricane

The ACA Hurricane is a musical instrument. Listen to 1 recording and learn how it makes its sound.

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Hurricane Vent (Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park) Sound
1:38Public domainby Peter Comley / National Park Service, U.S…Wikimedia Commons
1:38

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From Wikipedia

The ACA Hurricane is an electro-mechanical and rotating-directional, 130dB civil defense siren, manufactured by Alerting Communicators of America (ACA). ACA began manufacturing the Hurricane 130 in 1968, and ended production in 1981. The Hurricane 130 is similar to the Thunderbolt siren by Federal Signal Corporation and was also popular with towns looking for a high output 130dB siren.

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