How advancement in technology, weather coverage has changed over past 70 years
KOCO 5 has been on the air for more than 70 years, and over that time we’ve seen a lot of advancements in technology that helps us keep you safe during severe weather.
KUCO has been on the air for more than 70 years and over that time we have seen *** lot of advancements in technology to help us keep you safe during severe weather. We went back into our archives to see just how much has changed. Mike, it’s on the ground. He’s saying take cover now take cover now and I thought, you know, there’s somebody that’s actually paying attention to this town and in essence me. If there’s one thing you can count on when it comes to severe weather in Oklahoma, it’s KOCO5. Channel 5 is the only one that that stayed with us. About *** year after. We came on the air as KGEO, the city of Blackwell was hit with *** devastating F5 tornado. It was very scary. I was finishing the first grade. 23 people died that night. The mayor at the time talked about the town’s long road to recovery. I don’t believe there was much boosting the morale. I think it’s like. Most disasters it brings out the best of the people slap them down, but you can’t count them out. Early interstation’s history, like after the 1955 Blackwell F5, damage was captured with still images and in rare instances some black and white video. What’s believed to be the first tornado captured by KOCO on black and white video was in the early 1960s showing *** tornado near Perkins. In the 1980s, KOCO broke barriers with the first alert, that little map that you see on our television screen during severe weather was born right here at KOCO due to technological capabilities, visible vortex rotation on the ground. We typically recorded and shown on television in their aftermath. But in 1992, KOCO made television history. It’s now probably about *** mile to our north, capturing the first tornado in the world live on air. Never before have spotters brought you pictures like these. We call the technology first picks. Basically *** frame of video and it scans it down line by line. And soon. After that, KOCO became the first in OC to capture *** tornado in the dark. The only way you can see is with that night scope. Since the beginning, our technology here at KOCO has been helping us bring you the very best pictures and information. But in the 90s, forecasting the weather has gone high tech. In 1995, we installed what was high tech at the time, the first Doppler radar. That technology is what helped us bring you the first alert on May 3, 1999. We were watching the news and they said it was coming. Our technology expanded in the early 2000s with how we were getting information to you in the event of *** power outage. The first alert storm team will keep you posted through Weather War 5. It can alert you by email, pager, or both. Just go to Channel Oklahoma.com, click on the weather section. Then weather Warn 5 in February 2007, the National Weather Service made *** change to how tornadoes were rated, moving from the Vegeta scale to the Hans Vegeta scale. From now on, tornadoes would have an EF rating. Another piece of technology we use during severe weather, Sky 5, which first launched for us in the 70s. 2013 changed *** lot for us Oklahomans, including right here at KOCO5 after one of the worst springs on record, but we looked to the future and invested in new technology. And one of our greatest assets to make that happen came in 2016 with First Alert Storm Command and our 360 cameras. This year, we also have another upgrade in technology with *** new storm command ready to bring you the first alert the next time severe weather strikes.
How advancement in technology, weather coverage has changed over past 70 years
KOCO 5 has been on the air for more than 70 years, and over that time we’ve seen a lot of advancements in technology that helps us keep you safe during severe weather.
KOCO 5 has been on the air for more than 70 years, and over that time we’ve seen a lot of advancements in technology that helps us keep you safe during severe weather. We went back into our archives to see just how much has changed. Open the video player above to see those changes over the decades. Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.>> Check Closings>> Check Live, Interactive Radar>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android>> Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel>> “Like” KOCO 5 on Facebook>> “Follow” KOCO 5 on X>> Stream KOCO 5 weather updates anytime on the Very Local app
KOCO 5 has been on the air for more than 70 years, and over that time we’ve seen a lot of advancements in technology that helps us keep you safe during severe weather.
We went back into our archives to see just how much has changed. Open the video player above to see those changes over the decades.
Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.
>> Check Closings
>> Check Live, Interactive Radar
>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android
>> Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel
>> “Like” KOCO 5 on Facebook
>> “Follow” KOCO 5 on X
>> Stream KOCO 5 weather updates anytime on the Very Local app
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