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means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites..April 3, 1974: A School bus is tossed into a private garage in Brandenburg, Kentucky, during the 1974 tornado Super Outbreak. 50 years ago today, the South and part of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys were devastated by one of the most significant weather events in U.S. history.
Having been in that room just 90 minutes prior, it amazed me that so much damage could happen so quickly.A modern era of forecasts, warnings and public education The effort also added new degree requirements for NWS meteorologists and hydrologists. Advanced staff training in these modernized systems ensured more rapid detection of storms and led to the modern era of delivering timely forecasts and warnings to the public.
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