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<br /> <br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />FOREST SERVICE <br />Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station <br />240 West Prospect <br />Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 <br /> <br />r <br />Robert C. Copeland <br />Board of Radio and Television <br />Weathercasting, AMS <br />WCVB-TV <br />5 TV Place <br />L Needham, MA 02192 <br /> <br />4400 <br />August 10, 1976 <br /> <br /> <br />(i) <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Copeland: <br /> <br />We are pleased to nominate the team of John F. Henz and <br />Vincent R. Scheetz of Fort Collins Weather Service and Geophysical <br />Research and Development Corporation for the AMS award for <br />Outstanding Service by a Broadcast Meteorologist. <br /> <br />Their frequent and timely warnings of the flash flood potential in <br />the Big Thompson Canyon of Colorado on July 31 and August lover <br />Radio Station KCOL in Fort Collins reached many of the residents <br />and campers of the canyon in time to avoid the flood. Without their <br />timely broadcasts the death toll would surely been much greater. <br />Their broadcasts were the only forecast information reaching the <br />Estes Park-Big Thompson Canyon, Loveland area prior to the flood. <br /> <br />Their forecast for August 2 and 3 were also significant in that <br />they forecast no major flooding even though heavy rains continued. <br /> <br />We would be happy to assist the award committee, John Henz and <br />Vince Scheetz in providing any required documentation of their <br />activities. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />MICHAEL A. FOSBERG <br />U.S. Forest Service <br /> <br />DOUGLAS G. FOX <br />U.S. Forest Service <br /> <br />R. WILLIh'l FURMAN <br />U.S. Forest Service <br /> <br />LEWIS O. GRANT <br />Colorado State University <br /> <br />cc: Jack Miller <br />General Manager <br />KCOL Radio <br /> <br />&100-11 (list) <br />