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<br />(b) Decrease :the oc.=renoe. of damaging hail by seeding <br /> <br />potentially severe storm cells. <br /> <br />(c) Demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of pro- <br /> <br />jects of this type in the western High Plains states. <br /> <br />In 1975 the first modern operational program in Kansas became <br /> <br />reality. <br /> <br />A vital weather modification tool was loaned to the project by <br /> <br />the Kansas Water Resources Board (KWRB), now redesi~nated as <br /> <br />the Kansas Water Office (KWO) ~ a modified 3cm radar. This unit <br /> <br />was replaced in 1976 with the current WRIOO-2 5cm radar. <br /> <br />The number of counties during the past ten years, has grown <br /> <br />from the original seven to the current twelve counties. See Fig. 1 <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />~' ; <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br />-3- <br />