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<br />what effect, if any, seeding might have. Stationary storms are not <br />seeded due to the flash flood potential which may exist in such <br />situations. The criteria used to evaluate flash flood potential <br />are shown in the Flood Threat Graph (Fig. 7). <br />The safety and welfare of the county's citizens is always of <br />greatest concern. During severe weather episodes, close <br />communication is maintained with the National Weather Service <br />(NWS). The NWS offices often receive severe weather reports from <br />project personnel and occasionally confer with field <br />meteorologists concerning the radar characteristics of storms <br />distant from NWS radars. Operations continue during severe <br />thunderstorm or tornado watches and are only terminated during <br />tornado or flash flood warnings as explained above. <br /> <br />3.4 Personnel <br />3.4.1 Qualifications <br />The qualifications of the field meteorologists during the <br />biennium have been exceptional. The field personnel have <br />maintained the excellent safety record of the North Dakota Cloud <br />Modification Project. <br />The project pilots were supplied by the contractor, Weather <br />MOdification, Incorporated, of Bowman, North Dakota, during the <br />1989-1991 seasons. All of the pilots-in-command had at least one <br />year of previous cloud seeding experience, and were graduates of <br />the University of North Dakota's weather modification pilot <br />training courses. <br /> <br />-14- <br />