00:00America's first tornado forecast was issued on March 25, 1948 at Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City.
00:08It started after a destructive, deadly tornado tore through the Air Force Base on March 20, 1948.
00:14Thunderstorms had been predicted, but tornado watches and warnings didn't exist yet.
00:18Afterward, Air Force Captain Robert C. Miller and Major Ernest J. Faubush discovered a familiar pattern.
00:24Days later, on March 25, 1948, Miller and Faubush discovered the data showed a stark similarity to the conditions from
00:31five days earlier, the day of the devastating tornado.
00:34The two would issue a tornado forecast.
00:37Sure enough, a tornado struck the base.
00:39This time, the base was prepared and no lives were lost.
00:42It was the first of many life-saving tornado forecasts issued and a precursor to today's watches and warnings that
00:49help protect lives and property all around the United States.
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