Ivan Ray Tannehill (March 17, 1890 – May 2, 1959) was a commissioned US Army Lieutenant at Fort Story, Virginia and soon after World War I,[1] became a forecaster with the United States Weather Bureau[2] and a prolific writer, focusing on meteorology.
His text on hurricanes remained the defining work on the topic from the late 1930s into the early 1950s.
The American Meteorological Society held a convention in Washington, D.C. where the topic was discussed.
Dr. Tannehill came away from the meeting thinking the cause was due to a slow increase in the radiation of the sun.
[6] At the time of his death, Ivan had two brothers, a sister, a wife Mary Gertrude (Mamo), a daughter Doris, son-in-law William Ulrich Hutterly II., and three grandchildren Ric, John, and Jane.