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Hurricane Forecasters Relying on Public
By MIKE BRANOM, Associated Press Writer
Mon May 16,10:57 AM ET
| Quote From Source: | MELBOURNE, Fla. - Until the evening of Aug. 13, the National Weather Service's forecast office in Melbourne had no need for an alarm warning central Floridians of dangerous winds. After all, it had been 44 years since a hurricane stuck the region
But with Charley bearing down on one of the state's most populous regions, meteorologist Dennis Decker and two other supervisors were pressured to think of a way to grab the public's attention before disaster struck.
If they sent out another update, it risked being lost amid the flurry of bulletins coming from their office and the National Hurricane Center. Yet, if they didn't do anything people could be caught unprepared.
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Source: Yahoo News/Associated Press
Source URL: http://story.news.yahoo.com/...ng&cid=624&ncid=1112 |
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posted on 5/16/2005 at 16:43
