STORM TRACK: September 30, 1978 (Volume 1 Issue 6)

Starting in October, a new star joins the early morning skies as Mike Mogil and two other NWS meteorologists begin hosting an early bird (6:45 AM) weather show on the Public Broadcasting System. Mike will be based in Baltimore for this new venture. Good luck, MM!

Since last issue, a letter has been received from fellow Storm Tracker, LTJG Jan Curtis, on duty in the Indian Ocean at a Naval Weather Service Detachment on the small island of Diego Garcia. Jan notes a big difference between tropical weather there and his experiences along the Atlantic coast while stationed at Norfolk. "Clouds from cirro-cumulus to lenticular are quite common." Thunderstorms are quite rare but "when it rains, it pours" -averaging 120 inches a year. Double and triple rainbows have been observed, along with the "green flashes" at sunrise, "and -of course- the beauty of the southern hemisphere night sky." - Sounds nice for a "hardship" tour.