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| − | + | Bobby Weaver, then an archival assistant with the Southwest Collection, relates his impressions of the tornado in Wichita Falls, Texas, that occurred on April 10, 1979. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Bobby Weaver |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' May 04, 1979 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' None Given |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 45 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Tornado (April 10, 1979), |
| − | + | Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Haverstock, | |
| + | Sirens (6:00 P.M.), | ||
| + | Electricity out (6: 12 P.M.), | ||
| + | Weather conditions, | ||
| + | Clouds, | ||
| + | Direction of travel, | ||
| + | Speed, | ||
| + | Rain, | ||
| + | Hailstones, | ||
| + | Traffic accident, | ||
| + | Stricken area, | ||
| + | Midwestern State University campus, | ||
| + | Shopping centers, | ||
| + | Residential areas, | ||
| + | Blocked streets, | ||
| + | Appearance, | ||
| + | Street signs, | ||
| + | Looters, | ||
| + | Rescue workers, | ||
| + | Shopping centers, | ||
| + | Fatalities, | ||
| + | Tornado, | ||
| + | Direction, | ||
| + | Width. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Freeways, |
| − | + | Texas Highway Department, | |
| + | Rest home, | ||
| + | Absence of lights, | ||
| + | Telephones, | ||
| + | Water scarcity, | ||
| + | Community interaction, | ||
| + | Lubbock tornado (1970), | ||
| + | Comparison. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1979 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1979 |
Revision as of 17:45, 5 October 2015
Bobby Weaver, then an archival assistant with the Southwest Collection, relates his impressions of the tornado in Wichita Falls, Texas, that occurred on April 10, 1979.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bobby Weaver
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: May 04, 1979
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: None Given
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Tornado (April 10, 1979),
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Haverstock,
Sirens (6:00 P.M.),
Electricity out (6: 12 P.M.),
Weather conditions,
Clouds,
Direction of travel,
Speed,
Rain,
Hailstones,
Traffic accident,
Stricken area,
Midwestern State University campus,
Shopping centers,
Residential areas,
Blocked streets,
Appearance,
Street signs,
Looters,
Rescue workers,
Shopping centers,
Fatalities,
Tornado,
Direction,
Width.
Tape 1, Side 2: Freeways,
Texas Highway Department,
Rest home,
Absence of lights,
Telephones,
Water scarcity,
Community interaction,
Lubbock tornado (1970),
Comparison.
Range Dates: 1979
Bulk Dates: 1979
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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