Watching weather radar from afar, Paul Schlatter ’99 realized Moore, Okla., faced a devastating tornado last May. A severe weather expert with the National Weather Service (NWS), he lived near Moore for 12 years and witnessed the damage a weaker storm wreaked on his home. Two hours after the EF-5 tornado ripped up the city, he began talking to the media from his Washington, D.C., office. He appeared on six different national media outlets discussing tornado forecasting, the historical context of the Moore storm, and new technology for detecting tornadoes and disseminating warnings. 1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...