Tornado Warning System (1959)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Testing Tornado warning system, Kansas, United States of America (USA). Air to air shot helicopter flying over Wichita - it represents an approaching tornado. Various shots Civil Defence mobile communication centre. Various shots Civil Defence workers sending messages by telephone to alert the city. Ground to air shot of helicopter in flight. Various shots of police car. CU fire engine on the move. LS young children leaving their classroom desks. CU children coming out of classroom into hall. The children sit on the floor, resting their heads in the laps with hands over her head - looks like air raid practice. LS sign - “Mammel’s Kellogg Shopping Centre“. Date on dope sheet is 02/04/1959. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT