The storm track for the largest of the half dozen tornados that struck northern CO recently showed the 1-mile wide twister crossing right through the WWV / WWVB property just north of Fort Collins before continuing on into WY leaving a 35-mile long path of destruction. I queried the NIST folks to see if they had suffered any damage. I received this reply today:
The stations were not damaged by the storm last week; although we did lose power for several hours, our backup power systems functioned normally and the broadcasts were not interrupted more than a few seconds. We did see gusty winds and ping-pong ball sized hail, but the tornado had apparently lifted or bypassed the stations by the time the storm moved over us. Thanks for asking. Sincerely, Glenn Nelson National Institute of Standards and Technology Radio Stations WWV/WWVB _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
