Outdoor Siren - Hinton, OK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hamquilter
N 35° 28.343 W 098° 21.393
14S E 558376 N 3925620
This outdoor warning device is mounted on the municipal water tank.
Waymark Code: WM1005P
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The town of Hinton has about 3300 residents and sits in a rather vulnerable part of Tornado Alley. Looking online at tornado statistics, we found that Hinton has approximately 3 tornadoes per year, and 214 have occurred within a 30 mile radius of the town. The most significant one occurred on May 24, 2011 within 5 miles of town, when 9 people died and 181 were injured.

Outdoor warning devices are a vital part of a town's alert system in Oklahoma. This siren is a stationary unit and has two rows of 8 horns each, covering a 360 degree circle. The siren is located on a horizontal beam under the municipal water tank, in the center of town.


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