NSSL's Balloon Barn Destroyed in Fire

on Tuesday July 3, 2001

 

From us:

August 20, 2001
News Statement: NOAA, Oar Provide Funds to Replace Research Equipment Destroyed by Fire
by Keli Tarp, NOAA Public Affairs
Note: Dr. T. H. Lee Williams, Vice President of Research, University of Oklahoma, announced this morning the University is likely to recover their losses on shared research equipment through insurance, President Boren and other sources.

Late July 2001
Completed calculations show the total for damage and recovery to be $2.16 million. This figure includes replacement of instrument components and labor to recreate the unique research equipment described below.

July 9, 2001
Impact and Examples of Equipment Lost

July 5, 2001
News Statement: Fire damage estimated at $1.8 million
by Keli Tarp, NOAA Public Affairs

Photos

Photo of south side of NSSL's balloon barn Photo of NSSL's balloon barn
NSSL's Balloon Barn		 Photo of back side of balloon barn
Photo of Lightning Mapping Array towers
Towers for Lightning Mapping Array		 Photo of NSSL5 and Lightning Mapping Array sensors
NSSL5 (background) and Lightning Mapping Array sensors (foreground)		 Photo of back wall of balloon barn
Photo of southwest corner of balloon barn Photo of NSSL utility vehicle
NSSL utility vehicle		 Photo of northwest corner of balloon barn

Photo of press conference
Local media attend press conference July 5, 2001

 Photo of NSSL Director Dr. Jeff Kimpel addressing media at press conference
NSSL's Director, Dr. Jeff Kimpel, at the news conference July 5, 2001		 Photo of Norman Fire Marshall addressing media at press conference
Norman's Fire Marshall at the news conference
Photo of mobile mesonet sedan with utility vehicle in background
Mobile Mesonet sedan and utility vehicle (background)

Photo of Lightning Mapping Array sensors
Lightning Mapping Array Sensors

Photo of the side of the NSSL5 research van
Side of NSSL5


Updated 7/9/01