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A Short, Informal History of Tornado Warnings in the USA

Posted on October 21, 2020October 26, 2020 by tcnightowl

While watching the 1996 blockbuster movie Twister recently, I couldn’t help but notice what is supposed to be a tornado warning from 1969 (which, according to IMDB, might in fact actually be a 1970s-era warning from Tulsa TV station KWTV) airing on the TV in the background while the young Jo Harding (Helen Hunt’s character in the…

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