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Tornado Warning System Expansion Aims to Save Lives
The U S Weather Bureau announced an extensive 1953 plan to reduce tornado deaths. It relies on human watchmen and a pooling with Air Force and Navy, plus new scientific posts to detect developing conditions. A key test introduces a pressure jump method to speed up warnings, though no method is foolproof.
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Roy Calvin Washington
U. S. Weather Bureau
Air Force
Navy
Weather Bureau
Morris Tepper