The first tornado forecast ever issued in the U.S. happened 76 years ago this week. It all started on March 20, 1948, when a destructive tornado rampaged through the Tinker Air Force Base southeast of Oklahoma City. The twister led to several fatalities, and, at the time, the damage was the worst in state history....
Until March 25, 1948, such a force of nature was considered "not forecastable" by the government. But on that day, one historic weather forecast issued by two members of the Air Force changed everything.The very first tornado forecast was issued ahead of a damaging storm that hit Tinker Air Force Base on March 25, 1948.
While thunderstorms had been predicted by the meteorologists working that day, a threat of tornadoes had not been in the forecast. That’s because the tornado watches and warnings issued by the National Weather Service today didn’t exist.compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , a panel commissioned to investigate the March 20 disaster referred to it as “an act of God” and noted, “it was not forecastable given the present state of the art.
On the surface, it seemed like a regular act of devastation caused by Mother Nature. However, two senior members of the Air Force who survived the damaging storm system that day would use their experience and weather knowledge to transform how severe weather was forecast. As part of a directive from Fred S.
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