Weather Service Chief Harmon To Retire

Some changes are coming at the National Weather Service Office in Sioux Falls. Meteorologist in Charge Greg Harmon…

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Harmon says they didn’t know much about South Dakota or Sioux Falls when they arrived…

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Harmon says the Chandler-Lake Wilson Minnesota tornado in June of 1992 convinced him of the importance of the weather service in providing early, effective warnings…

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Harmon says the job position, posted nationally, has closed, and a new M.I.C. should be named early next year. He says he and his wife plan to stay in Sioux Falls.

(courtesy WNAX, Yankton)