50th Anniversary Symposium

24 March 1998
University of Oklahoma

• The Tinker Tornadoes of 1948 and Reminiscences of Severe Storm Forecasting with Col. Miller
  DR. ROBERT MADDOX, CIMMS/OU
• A Review of Tornado Forecasting from a Historical Perspective
  STEVEN WEISS, Storm Prediction Center
• Current and Future Activities of the Storm Prediction Center
  JOSEPH SCHAEFER, Storm Prediction Center
• Doppler Radar for Tornado Research and Detection
  DONALD BURGESS, NEXRAD Operational Support Facility
• Storm Spotting and Public Awareness Since the First Tornado Forecasts of 1948
  ALAN MOLLER, NWSFO, Fort Worth, TX and DR. CHARLES DOSWELL, NSSL
• Review of Storm- and Tornado-Scale Modeling
  DR. LOUIS WICKER, Texas A&M University
• Current and Future Applications of Mesoscale Modeling for Tornado Forecasting
  DR. KELVIN DROEGEMEIER, CAPS/OU
• A Brief History of Storm- and Tornado-Intercept Efforts
  DR. HOWARD BLUESTEIN, University of Oklahoma
• Current and future tornado field research
  DR. ERIK RASMUSSEN, NSSL/CIMMS

Summary paper of The Golden Anniversary Celebration of the First Tornado Forecast
G. K. Grice, R. J. Trapp, S. F. Corfidi, R. Davies-Jones, C. C. Buonanno, J. P. Craven, K. K. Droegemeier, C. Duchon, J. V. Houghton, R. A. Prentice, G. Romine, K. Schlachter, and K. K. Wagner

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