Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Sally Evans Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Sally Evans Jeremy Kappell / Thursday, April 4, 2024 0 333 Article rating: 5.0 Sally Evans was a first grader in Brandenburg on April 3, 1974 who lost her grandmother in the storm and her uncle nearly died from his injuries. She describes the moment her life changed forever and what they did to survive the F5 monster.. Read more
Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Melissa Pipes Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Melissa Pipes Jeremy Kappell / Thursday, April 4, 2024 0 204 Article rating: 5.0 Melissa was a third grader in Brandenburg living on top of West Hill at the time the monster tornado arrived. Her traumatic story of survival and loss on April 3, 1974.. Read more
Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Tom Bridge Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Tom Bridge Jeremy Kappell / Thursday, April 4, 2024 0 120 Article rating: 5.0 Tom Bridge was a pastor and also a newspaper deliverer for the Meade County Messenger in Brandenburg on April 3, 1974. His story of survival, heroism and remembrance will leave you speechless. Read more
Stories from '74: Don Burgess - National Severe Storms Laboratory Stories from '74: Don Burgess - National Severe Storms Laboratory Jeremy Kappell / Thursday, April 4, 2024 0 116 Article rating: 5.0 Don Burgess was a graduate student working at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, OK on April 3, 1974. He would later become responsible for the implementation of the NEXRAD Doppler Radar that radically improved tornado detection and lead times for warnings.. Read more
Stories from '74: Severe Storm Expert Dr. Greg Forbes Stories from '74: Severe Storm Expert Dr. Greg Forbes Jeremy Kappell / Wednesday, April 3, 2024 0 125 Article rating: 5.0 Dr. Forbes had the unique opportunity to work directly with the creator of the original F-Scale for tornadoes, Dr. Theodore Fujita, during the April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak. His compelling perspective on the historic outbreak.. Read more