Original ACA Hurricane In Centralia, IL. Now Removed And Is Now In Private Collection!
In November 1968, The ACA Hurricane Was Introduced! It Was The MKI, Later Being Discontinued And Redesigned To Avoid A Lawsuit With Federal Signal For Copying The Thunderbolt. The MKI, Being Square Horned Was The First Hurricane Made Until It Ceased Production In The 70's Due To ACA Wanting To Avoid A Lawsuit. The MKII Introduced In 1973, Was Round Instead Of Square. Both Hurricanes Utilized A Blower Like The Thunderbolt And SoCal Edison Model 120. The MKI Port Ratio Was
| 10/12, 8/10, 8/12, 8/8, 10/10, and 12/12 |
And The MKII Port Ratio Was:
- 10/12
- 8/10
- 8/12
- 8/8
- 10/10
- 12/12
There was a Hurricane MKII Model In 1973 Utilized Solenoids to make "Hi-Lo" which was the "Fire" Signal. The Hurricanes were meant to compete with the Thunderbolts.
Sadly, most Hurricanes are gone with only 2 left. One in Milwaukee, WI which is the only active oneafter Darien, Il Hurricane was replaced In 5/29/21.
One inactive in Greenville, TX, one next to another ACA Siren. There was another one but it was removed last year.
there is also one on display at Clayton Werdan Electric co (formerly installed in Addyson, Ohio)
The square horned Hurricanes are VERY rare as someone retrieved one from Centralia, Il from a radio tower.