Harry Volkman

Harry Volkman (April 18, 1926 – August 20, 2015) was an American meteorologist. He was the first weatherman to issue a tornado warning. He retired in 2004. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts. He won three Emmy Awards.(PDF)

Volkman died from respiratory failure in Des Plaines, Illinois, aged 89.

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Category:American Emmy Award winners
Category:1926 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:Deaths from respiratory failure
Category:Scientists from Chicago
Category:Scientists from Massachusetts
Category:Scientists from Oklahoma
Category:People from Medford, Massachusetts
Category:People from Des Plaines, Illinois