Tinker Air Force Base and Norman, OK
March 23-25, 1998
In the evening of March 25, 1948, a tornado roared through Tinker
Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, causing considerable damage, a few
injuries, but no fatalities. However, the destruction could have
been much worse. A few hours earlier Air Force Captain Robert C.
Miller and Major Ernest J. Fawbush correctly predicted that
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS were ripe for tornadoes in the vicinity of
Tinker AFB. This first tornado forecast was instrumental in
advancing the nation's commitment to protecting the American
public and military resources from the dangers caused by natural
hazards.