Tech Advances Play Role in 'Weathermainia'; Improvements in Communications and Radar Help Spread the News
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › January 09, 2006
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It began as a mass e-mail in a certain Seattle office building on December's first day.
A cold front was arriving! Snow! Ice! Untold inches for the city and surrounding area!See the full content of this document
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Tech Advances Play Role in 'Weathermainia'; Improvements in Communications and Radar Help Spread the News
Within hours, the e-mail exchange called for an early dismissal and even generated a catchy headline, the kind that television news offers up for every tempest: "Snowstorm Katrina."
A memo went out: "Please be aware that many or all of the staff will be leaving early today as snow and icy road conditions have hit Seattle." A last call was sounded for overnight ...See the full content of this document
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