Actually, that title would belong to Robert Miller (Col, USAF) who, along with Ernest Fawbush issued the first and one of the most accurate tornado forecasts of all time (in 1947). Ironically, it was for Tinker AFB. He eventually went on to author Air Weather Service Tech Report 200 which was for years (and I believe still is) the bible of severe storm forecasting. I was trained by some of his “disciples” back in the late ‘70s in the AF Severe Weather Unit in Omaha.
He was definitely a pioneer. I was talking about television.
England was the first on-air meteorologist to alert his viewers of a possible tornado using a commercial Doppler weather radar.[2] He is also known for contributing to the invention of the First Warning map graphic commonly used to show ongoing weather alerts without interrupting regular programming.
England is recognized, along with the firm Enterprise Electronics, as initiating development of the first commercial Doppler weather radar.
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