Weather History: Tinker AFB: The 1st Tornado Forecast

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) -- Breaking glass, splintering wood and wrenching metal all engulfed in a deafening roar. The debris and wreckage left by two tornadoes made the country's largest aircraft repair and maintenance depot look as if the enemy's aerial bombardment had been right on target both times.

The shocking sight would remain in the minds of witnesses long after the final cleanup was completed. The only softening blow was the realization that the second one could have caused much more damage had not the interaction of a few key men changed the course of events. March 20 and 25, 1948, stand as monumental dates in the history of Tinker, Oklahoma and the National Weather Service's severe storm forecasting program.
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