Historical Photos of the Louisville NWS Office

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Historical Independence Day Weather

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1972. Plenty of maps and bulletins printed out and hung on the back walls.

December 1973. A meteorologist is sitting in front of a large console with numerous meteorological instrument dials, gauges, and charts.

April 7, 1978. A view of the old "74C" weather radar.

April 7, 1978. A meteorologist records weather information on NOAA Weather Radio. This system used tapes similar to 8-tracks, which were inserted in the slots for play. When a new message was to be recorded on a tape, the tape first needed to be erased with a large magnet.

January 1981. A meteorologist takes and records a weather observation.