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TORNADO WARNING MEETING
MARCH 22, 1979 - 5 p.m.
112 O &M BUILDING
Jake Canglose - Chairman
1. Judge Holmgreen declared by a proclamation the month of
April as "Severe Weather And Tornado Preparedness Month ".
This proclamation was jointly signed by County Judge
Holmgreen, Mayor Bravenec of College Station and Mayor
Smith of Bryan.
2. Dr. Vance Moyer, Brazos County Tornado Warning Officer,
outlined the radar and radio wrning procedures and pointed
out the need for a siren warning system for Bryan and College
Station.
3. The film shown was "The Day of the Killer Tornado ". This
occured April 3, 1974 in Georgia and Indiana with many
tornadoes and many people killed. The film pointed out
the need for early warning of the citizens and prepared-
ness planning and organization to save lives.
4. Mr. Canglose outlined the NWS Weather Radio program. A
broadcasting tower was completed in July 1974 which broad-
casts to a radius of 40 miles. The broadcast is initiated
in the Waco NWS station.
The Canglose displayed a weather radio. At that time,by
prearrangment , Mr. Doyle Casey initialed the warning
siren in Waco which activated the radio Jake was holding.
Charles Hunter was carrying a battery powered Bearcat
Weather radio that also was triggered.
Mr. Canglose pointed out that this NWS Radio System can
reach 95% of the nations population and can be used for any
national emergency warning.
Tornado Warning Meeting, March 22, 1979
Minutes Cont'd
5. Those attending this meeting visited the Radar facility on
the 12th floor and some went to the 15th floor observation
laboratory.
Forty four people attended this meeting. A packet of tornado
information was distributed to each person which included
the 1979 updated Tornado Warning Plan for Brazos County.
A G E N D A
S.C. Introduce Judge Holmgreen
1. Judge Holmgreen - Welcome & Read Proclamation -
(Remarks)
J.C.
2. Recognize Visitors
Introduce Dr. Moyer
3. Remarks - Show Film "Day of Killer Tornado"
(Question and Answer - Plan - etc. - )
Invite Tour of Radar and Observatory - etc. -
J.C. • 4 \`‘ I . 0 FP
4. NOAA ' k
(Need - Schools - F.D., P.D., S.O., Utility Dept., Comm. Centers - etc. )
Warning Signal Wea. and Other -
Evacuations - National Disaster - etc. -
(Fire Dept. and S.O. Training Program)
5. Adjourn - Ask Radio - T.V. Reps. to meet for 5 minutes w /J.C.
TORNADO WARNING MEETING
MARCH 22, 1979
112 O &M BUILDING
NAME ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE
Charlie Brenton TAMU Meteorology 845 -4329
Vance Moyer TAMU Meteorology 845 -6015
Judge R. J. Holmgreen Brazos County 822 -7373
Bostwick KAMU TV 845 -1526
Thomas Comstock RACES 845 -4952
Jack Keese REACT 845 -1711
Burr Moody REACT 696 -9751 (B)
696 -1881 (H)
Charles Hunter DES Waco 799 -6281
Sam M. Saxon Jr. DPS 846 -3731
Carol Winslow Amer. Red Cross 822 -2157
Warren Heffington Civil Defense 845 -1633
Robert H. Stiteler Jr. TAMU 845 -4227
Carroll W. Bell Civil Defense 693 -0488
Alene Smith Centrex 74/,(i,( 845 -5171
Dorothy Heine Comm. Center -! AAA( 845 -4311
Robert M. Key, Jr. Trans. Enterprises 779 -0812
Gary Knight Bryan Hospital 822 -1347
Jim LaFon St. Joseph Hospital 779 -3777
John E. West Office of Publications,TAMU 845 -4641
Kurt Abraham WTAW Radio 846 -7788
E. C. McLarty Bryan Public Schools 779 -2303
Howard S. Perry TAMU 845 -4728
Thomas R. Parsons TAMU Police Dept. 845 -2345
Ernest R. Clark Bryan City Manager 823 -0071
Don P. VanHuss Bryan Fire Chief 822 -7531
David C. Jones Jr. Broadcast Eng. Bryan 822 -1133
Jack L. Cornish Bryan DPW 823 -0071
Joe C. Ellisor Bryan Police Dept. 822 -9418
Charles W. Phelps Bryan Police Dept. 822 -9418
TORNADO WARNING MEETING - CONT'D
NAME ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE
John R. McDonald TAMU Police Chief 845 -2345
Joe Guidry College Station Elect.Supt. 696 -5437
William F. Koehler College Station 1- 279 -2950
James H. Shaddix College Station Police 696 -8864
Marvin Byrd College Station Police 696 -8864
Douglas Landua C. S. Fire Dept. Chief 696 -8280
Charles L. Ribardo St. Joseph School 822 -6641
Tony Nemec WTAW Radio 846 -7788 (B)
272 -8005 (H)
Troy Kimmel KBTX TV Weather Dept. 846 -7777
693 -3201
Bobby H. Yeager Brazos Co. Sheriff 779 -1717
Bill Davie KAMU TV 845 -1526
John Morris The Eagle 779 -4444
Jake Canglose TAMU 845 -6016
Ben Wormeli Civil Defense 822 -7373 Ext.219
Joe Janac TAMU Weather 845 -6016
TORNADO WARNING MEETING
MARCH 22, 1979
BRYAN COLLEGE STATION BRAZOS COUNTY TAMU
Clark Landua Judge Holmgreen Perry
VanHuss Koehler Bobby Yeager Parsons
Cornish Guidry McDonald
Ellisor Byrd Moyer
Phelps Shaddix Brenton
McLarty (school) Janac
Chas. Ribardo (St. Joseph) Canglose
Saxon (DPS) Keese
Comstock
Stiteler
John West
Heffington
Alene Smith - Centrex
Dorothy Heine - Comm. Cen.
MASS MEDIA
John Morris - The Eagle HOSPITALS
Bostic - KAMU TV La Fon - St. Joseph
Troy Kimmel - KBTX Knight - Bryan Hosp.
Tony Nemec - WTAW
John West - TAMU Publications RED CROSS
Bill Davie - KAMU Carol Winslow
Abraham - WTAW
WACO COMMUNICATIONS CIVIL DEFENSE
Chas. Hunter Jones Canglose
Burr Moody (REACT) Wormeli
Heffington
Bell
LIST OF INDIVIDUALS INVITED TO TORNADO WARNING PLANNING MEETING ON MARCH 22,1979
Brazos County
Judge R. J. Holmgreen Sheriff Bobby H. Yeager
Randall Harcrow
Capt. Warren M. Heffington
J. R. Youngblood
David C. Jones Jr.
B. A. Erwin
City of Bryan
Mayor Richard Smith
Robert Fleisher - The Eagle
John Morris - The Eagle
Mary Sue Ribardo - St. Joseph School
Clyde C. Bounds - Allen Academy
Leroy Jakubik - Midwest Video
Don Adams - Community Cablevision
Melvin Ryan - Texas Highway Dept.
Carroll D. Zeigler - Texas Highway Dept.
Jerry Rape - St. Joseph's Hospital
Sister Reginald - St. Joseph's Hospital
Fred R. Bailey - Bryan Hospital
S.M. Saxon - DPS
Freddie Forsthoss - DPS
Travis Nelson
Emmett C. McLarty
Dr. Wesley K. Summers
George H. Shearer - RACES
Edward M. Hary - RACES
Mr. Barry Turner - KAGC Radio
Mr. Louis Nemec - KTAM - KORA
Mr. Bill Watkins - WTAW
Mr. Harry Gillam - KBTX TV
Mr. Fowler Moore - The Press
Harry Raisor - Easterwood Airport
Roy Tribbey - Coulter Field
Bobby Clay - FAA
Jack Cornish
Gailord M. White
Holland Winder
Don Van Huss
Joe Ellisor- Bryan Police
Major Charles W. Phelps
Hubert Nelson
Pauline Parks - G.T.E
Gerald Lambert
Ernest R. Clark
Carolyn Winslow - Red Cross
LIST CONT'D
City of College Station
Mayor Lorence L. Bravenec
Dr. Thomas W. Comstock - RACES
Mr. Mel Chastain - KAMU TV
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Joe Guidry -
Elrey Ash
George Ford
Doug Landua - Fire Chief
Marvin Byrd
Bill Koehler
North Bardell
E. L. Harvell
Major Ed Feldman
Dr. H. R. Burnett
Col. Carroll W. Bell
TAMU
Howard S. Perry
Dr. Claude Goswick Jr.
John E. West - University News Service
Charlie Brenton
Dr. Vance Moyer
John Rauch
Col. Thomas R. Parsons
John R. McDonald
Dr. George L. Huebner
R. Harry Stiteler
James Presswood
Dr. E. E. Burns
Jake Canglose
Joe R. Janac
Charles Keese
Robert Key - TAMU Transportation Enterprises
Dorothy L. Heine
Dr. Kenneth Brundige
Waco
Doyle Casey
Charles Hunter
Navasota
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