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Roaring Like Drunken Devils and the Night the Sirens Wailed

Roaring Like Drunken Devils and the Night the Sirens Wailed

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On the evening of May 6th, 1965, six tornadoes, four of them among the most violent on the Fujita scale, tore through the Twin Cities over three hours. Thirteen people were killed. This is the story of the storms. It is also the story of a debate inside a Weather Bureau office, a physical key, and one forecaster's decision to repurpose Cold War infrastructure. This episode is dedicated to Paul Huttner, who retired on May 1 after forty years as chief meteorologist at Minnesota Public Radio News. He was four years old on May 6th, 1965. It is the night that inspired him to be a meteorologist. Thank you for your service to our communities.

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