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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I size of the target area. Out of operational necessity the WKWMP target area was divided into two smaller target areas---a northern target area and a southern one. Aircraft were positioned wherever they were needed most, irrespective of where -the aircraft were based. As a result, on big storm days aircraft often were moved from one area into the other in advance of actually being needed. There was just one day, June 24th, upon which major hail damage occurred in both target areas; whe~eas, for the rest of the big hail-days, almost all damage occurred in one target area with much less, or nil, damage occurring in the other. We hope we will be so fortunate in future years. D. ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS There is an on-going stream of paperwork that needs to be done during the season. Pilots have to fill out a flight log during each seeding flight and submit them weekly to his meteorologist. If there is seeding in Colorado, the flight data have to be transmitted to the meteorologist so that the meteorologist can transmit that information to the Colorado Water Conservation Board the following day. The Kansas seeding data are also entered into another summary form for transmittal to the Kansas Water Office monthly. Eventually, a yearly summary of our seeding activities is submitted to the National Oceanic and Oceanographic Administration. There are numerous other daily responses needed, researching data, answering public inquiries, etc. This year, as last, we began with drought and~g_ain,_ the_ - --a:t-tentT6ifol:-tlie media turned--to cloud seeding in -the early part of the season. Therefore, some public relations effort was required in the earlier parts of the season. Occasionally, service organizations requested a pilot or meteorologist to provide a talk to their group. Typically; most of the public relations efforts are directed toward individuals and groups visiting the radar sites and the remote aircraft locations. School classes account for some group visitations. The Lakin meteorologist does a brief radio segment for the Noon Farm Show on KBUF and KFLA (1030 MHz and 1310Mhz) with its moderator, Hap Larson. That radio segment has a format which discusses general weather items of interest as well as the short- term severe storm outlook. Occasionally weather modification and other weather topics are discussed. Information about the WKWMP also is put onto our Internet site to provide the public with access to our weekly newsletters and other information, not to mention radar data. As the program has grown and developed over the years, the public relations aspect also has grown proportionally. 21