Air Defense Command (ADC) estimated that the Texas Towers would help extend contiguous East Coast radar coverage some 300 to 500 miles seaward.

This would provide the United States with an extra 30 minutes of warning time in the event of an incoming bomber attack by the Soviet Union.

The surrounding ocean and tower footings also transmitted distant sounds along the steel legs, amplifying them throughout the entire structure.

Texas Tower 4 suffered severe structural damage during Hurricane Donna in September 1960, resulting in the decision to reduce the crew to 28 people.

[3] Finally, at 16:00 on 15 January, after receiving numerous reports of serious damage to the station throughout the day, the Air Force authorized full evacuation of Texas Tower 4.

With a heavy storm making helicopter operations impossible, Navy and Coast Guard ships were dispatched to the station.

[7] The committee concluded that human error, on the part of engineers, building contractors, the Air Force and the Navy, was responsible for the accident.

[9] Units: Assignments: 15 minutes : General Curtis LeMay and the countdown to nuclear annihilation by Keeney, L. Douglas This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency