Stories from '74: Morgan Elementary's Von Marshall Stories from '74: Morgan Elementary's Von Marshall Jeremy Kappell / Tuesday, April 2, 2024 0 101 Article rating: 5.0 Von Marshall was the principal at Morgan Elementary in Harrison County Indiana on April 3, 1974. He reflects on the actions he took that day that probably saved many kids and teachers from injury, or worse, as the school was heavily damaged from a mile-wide violent tornado.. Read more
Stories from '74: SPC's Deputy Director Bill Bunting Stories from '74: SPC's Deputy Director Bill Bunting Jeremy Kappell / Tuesday, April 2, 2024 0 111 Article rating: 5.0 The Deputy Director of the Storm Prediction Center, William Bunting, sat down with me, virtually, to discuss the significance of the 1974 Super Outbreak and how it has led to MANY of the advances in meteorology that we take for granted today.. Read more
Stories from '74: Louisville NWS Forecaster Dave Reeves Stories from '74: Louisville NWS Forecaster Dave Reeves Jeremy Kappell / Tuesday, April 2, 2024 0 103 Article rating: 5.0 Dave Reeves was a forecaster working for the National Weather Service in Louisville on April 3, 1974. He is the guy that issued the Tornado Warning for the city on that fateful day. Here is his story.. Read more
Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Dan Dressel Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Dan Dressel Jeremy Kappell / Tuesday, April 2, 2024 0 180 Article rating: 5.0 Dan Dressel was 15 years old when the tornado struck Brandenburg. He lost his father in that storm and nearly lost his mother and grandparents as well. Here is his story.. Read more
PROMO: The Super Outbreak PROMO: The Super Outbreak Jeremy Kappell / Monday, April 1, 2024 0 324 Article rating: 5.0 On April 3, 1974 the Eastern US bore witness to the most violent outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded. It is a day that changed the course of weather history. Read more