WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Jonathan Marr, the deputy director for Sedgwick County Emergency Management, joined “Kansas Today” on Monday, Feb. 27, to talk about Thunderbolt sirens.

The tornado touched down about four miles south of town, cutting a path of destruction southeast and ripping an I-35 Shell gas station to shreds before making a direct hit on the Ray Roberts Marina.

With the storm siren upgrades, Sedgwick County hopes to have Derby, Mulvane and areas around McConnell Air Force Base finished by the end of July. Countywide, the project should be finished in 2028.

Justin Birchfiel, who has saved and restored a Knoxville Thunderbolt air raid siren from Prosser and Buffat Mill roads, has said only three sirens remain from the Cold War era system that was ...

Sirens typically cost between $30,000 and $50,000 each to install, ... Justin Birchfiel, who has saved and restored a Knoxville Thunderbolt air raid siren from Prosser and Buffat Mill roads, ...

The Valley View Volunteer Fire Department said in a Facebook post that its sirens aren't designed to be a warning system for areas that were impacted by the tornado.

The ribbon was cut on Saturday for the oldest Thunderbolt siren in Sedgwick County. Four of the sirens are being restored. Flood Safety Tips News / Feb 27, 2024 / 02:14 PM CST.

The Thunderbolt siren first came on the market in the 1950s as a Cold War-era air raid siren and was later reissued as a multipurpose warning system for all kinds of disasters, ...