The office operates a WSR-88D (NEXRAD) radar and a number of ASOS sensor suites in order to monitor the latest weather conditions.

Mr. Wayland Bailey, Observer in Charge, relocated the office furnishings and instrumentation into the Amarillo Opera House which was located at the northwest corner of Polk and 5th streets.

In 1894, Mr. Bailey wrote in the local station log: "I respectfully recommend that cold wave signals and rain warnings be discontinued, as they are of little benefit to this community."

Also, as is today, the Weather Bureau depended on local media such as the "Amarillo Champion" and the "Northwesterner" to relay this information to the public.

Mr. Wood opened Amarillo's first Weather Bureau building in June 1903 on the southeast corner of Taylor and Seventh Streets.

Mr. Considine wrote of winters that created snow drifts of four to five feet that suspended local street car service.

"[1] Through the early part of this century, the Weather Bureau in Amarillo continued to grow from a one-man station to one that employed several employees.

The Weather Bureau later closed the station in 1935 and transferred airport observing responsibilities to the Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Six persons died in the tornado, and a local newspaper was highly critical of Weather Bureau actions.

An investigation revealed that the local office responded quite appropriately, especially considering the Weather Bureau policy on warnings.

Other rapid changes in technology were ushered in by Winburn, such as the installation of warning teletype communications in 1955, and the transfer of Upper Atmospheric (Radiosonde) observations to the local office in 1956.

At that time, a new facility was constructed at 1920 English Road to house the ever expanding technology and usher in the computer age.