Spring 2005

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Miniature Golf "Tornado Hole" is Fore Amarillo

WFO Amarillo is sponsoring a “Tornado Hole” for the Discovery Center's Miniature Golf Course. It’s called “Fore Amarillo”. The Don Harrington Discovery Center has called on the community and put together a temporary miniature golf course for kids. Each hole is designed to be educational as well as fun. Amarillo Electronic Systems Analyst Ken Hunter and Electronics Technician David Wilburn spent many hours constructing the tornado hole, which is hole number 16. A small motor runs the spinning of the tornado. The golf ball enters the tornado and is spiraled to the top of the tornado, then dropped through the “rear-flank downdraft chamber”. "It’s the most popular hole”, said Ganesh Ganpat, Discovery Center Former Executive Director. The special golf course exhibit runs from January through May 2005. Please come out and "play through" this course, and learn about weather and many other cool sciences!

Carson & Moore Counties are StormReady!

Moore County Texas StormReady Ceremony April 12, 2005. Pictured from left to right are EMC Tommy Brooks, NWS MIC Jose Garcia and Judge Kari Campbell.

Carson County Texas StormReady Ceremony April 11, 2005. Pictured from left to right are Judge Louis Powers, EMC Brenda Vermillion and NWS MIC Jose Garcia.