© Gene Rhoden
The Open House will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students and families from the area are invited to tour the facilities located on the University Research Park. Learn how severe weather and tornado watches and warnings are generated and issued each day at the Storm Prediction Center; tour the National Weather Service Forecast Office responsible for issuing tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for Oklahoma and North Texas; talk with the scientists that study and chase tornadoes; and see the new Doppler radar in action.
Map of north campus and parking for the open house
Detailed map of the open house facilities and events
Other events associated with the celebration include:
First Tornado Forecast March 25, 1948 This memorial is dedicated to the first operational tornado forecast issued on March 25, 1948 by Major Ernest J. Fawbush and Captain Robert C. Miller at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Issued several hours before a tornado struck Tinker Air Force Base, this first forecast proved severe weather could be anticipated with a reasonable degree of accuracy. This focused national attention on forecasting tornadoes and warning the public of their potential danger. Severe weather pioneers, Major Fawbush and Captain Miller developed tornado forecasting techniques still in use today. The 1948 tornado forecast was the forerunner of today's national severe weather forecasting and research program that protects lives and serves the American people. Dedicated March 25, 1998