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news from our chapters1 Atlanta Bob Muller, Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC), National Weather Service (NWS) Raleigh, spoke at th e 8 December meeting. He was In February, th e chapter visited the Atlanta National Weather Ser- the the meteorologist on th e National Oceanic and Atmospheric vice (NWS) Forecast Office for a closer look at Atlanta's Auto- Administration's (NOAA) Disaster Survey Team for Hurricane mation of Field Operations and Services (AFOS) and the rest of the Alicia which struck Galveston Island, Tex., 17 August 1983. He NWS facilities. Meteorologist-in-Charge Carlos Garza and NWS presented a comprehensive and well-illustrated review of the staffers Charlie Matthews, Marvin Maddox, John Laing, and meteorologic, geographic, and demographic circumstances and Claude Hall demonstrated various segments of the Atlanta oper- alluded to the political interplay that was faced by weather ations: computer-worded forecasts; warnings and how they're officials. composed and distributed to the media,- aviation weather ser- The 1983 hurricane season in the Atlantic and Gulf was the vices,- and public weather services.—Nancy Wright, Secy./Treas. quietest in 40 years. However, one storm, Alicia, caused a record two billion dollars in damage. Of the 21 deaths, five were caused directly by Alicia, and of those five, four were due t o falling http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society American Meteorological Society

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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , Volume 65 (5): 6 – May 1, 1984
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Atlanta Bob Muller, Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC), National Weather Service (NWS) Raleigh, spoke at th e 8 December meeting. He was In February, th e chapter visited the Atlanta National Weather Ser- the the meteorologist on th e National Oceanic and Atmospheric vice (NWS) Forecast Office for a closer look at Atlanta's Auto- Administration's (NOAA) Disaster Survey Team for Hurricane mation of Field Operations and Services (AFOS) and the rest of the Alicia which struck Galveston Island, Tex., 17 August 1983. He NWS facilities. Meteorologist-in-Charge Carlos Garza and NWS presented a comprehensive and well-illustrated review of the staffers Charlie Matthews, Marvin Maddox, John Laing, and meteorologic, geographic, and demographic circumstances and Claude Hall demonstrated various segments of the Atlanta oper- alluded to the political interplay that was faced by weather ations: computer-worded forecasts; warnings and how they're officials. composed and distributed to the media,- aviation weather ser- The 1983 hurricane season in the Atlantic and Gulf was the vices,- and public weather services.—Nancy Wright, Secy./Treas. quietest in 40 years. However, one storm, Alicia, caused a record two billion dollars in damage. Of the 21 deaths, five were caused directly by Alicia, and of those five, four were due t o falling

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