The Golden Anniversary Celebration of the First Tornado Forecast

On Mar 23-25, 1998, Norman OK and nearby Tinker Air Force Base hosted a three-day celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful tornado forecast and the advances that have occurred in tornado forecasting and warning in the past half-century.

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 1999-07, Vol.80 (7), p.1341-1348
Main Authors: Grice, G. K., Trapp, R. J., Corfidi, S. F., Davies-Jones, R., Buonanno, C. C., Craven, J. P., Droegemeier, K. K., Duchon, C., Houghton, J. V., Prentice, R. A., Romine, G., Schlachter, K., Wagner, K. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air forces
Anniversaries
Doppler radar
Meteorology
Radar
Storms
Tinkers
Tornadoes
Warnings
Weather
Weather forecasting
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Summary:On Mar 23-25, 1998, Norman OK and nearby Tinker Air Force Base hosted a three-day celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful tornado forecast and the advances that have occurred in tornado forecasting and warning in the past half-century.
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/1520-0477(1999)080<1341:TGACOT>2.0.CO;2