Storm Spotting and Public Awareness since the First Tornado Forecasts of 1948

摘要: Abstract The history of storm spotting and public awareness the tornado threat is reviewed. It shown that a downward trend in fatalities apparently began after famous “Tri-State” 1925. Storm spotting’s begins World War II as an effort to protect nation’s military installations, but became service with resumption forecasting, pioneered 1948 by Air Force’s Fawbush Miller begun sector 1952. current spotter program, known generally SKYWARN, civilian-based volunteer organization. Responsibility for training has rested national forecasting services (originally, Weather Bureau now National Service). That evolved (a) proliferation widespread film (recently) video footage severe storms; (b) growth scientific knowledge about tornadoes tornadic storms, well better understanding how produce damage; (c) th...