Andover tornado helped test life saving radar
The 1991 Andover tornado, part of a 50-tornado outbreak, killed 17 and accelerated the NEXRAD radar program. Officials credit the test window and improved Doppler radar with saving lives by enhancing warnings and accuracy during the Wichita area disaster.
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Kansas
National Weather Service
Les Lemon
Unisys
Joint Systems Program Office
Lemon
Weather Service
Warning Decision Training
Norman
Oklo
Raytheon
Nexrad
Oklahoma City
McConnell Air Force Base
McConnell
House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee On the Environment
Washington
Congress
Smith
Remnants of Lee Bring Flood Fears to East Coast
Tropical Storm Lee remnants flood the East Coast with heavy rain and evacuations in Wilkes Barre while Pennsylvania and New Jersey issue flood warnings. Tornadoes damaged homes as Lee tracked north, flooding knotted rivers, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and triggering record rainfall in Chattanooga.
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Lee
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New York
Wilkes-Barre
Irene
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Alabama
West Virginia
New England
Red Eubanks
Livingston Parish
Red’s
Eubanks’ Son
Passaic River
Trene
Long Island
Chattanooga
Texas Wildfire Ravages Bastrop Area Uncontained
The Bastrop Texas blaze, among the most destructive in state history, has torched 45 square miles and over 600 homes while killing two people. Windy conditions eased briefly with Tropical Storm Lee aiding containment hopes as 1,200 firefighters, aided by tanks and air support, fought the flames near Austin. Governor Perry toured the burn area and urged federal aid amid criticized red tape at Fort Hood.
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Lee
Texas Forest Service
John Nichols
Nichols
Willie Clements
Clements
Rick Perry
South Carolina
Texas Task Force 1
New York
New Orleans
Perry
Fort Hood
White House
Jay Carney
California
Oregon
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