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National Weather Service office, especially if there was a good chance that a storm would produce a tornado. Real-time reports from the field are crucial in alerting people who are in the path of dangerous weather. Soon, Mazur watched as a funnel cloud developed. A tornado! Quick- ly, she reported her sighting to the National Weather Service, knowing that they would issue weather warnings. With her report, they were able to inform the public that the tornado threat from this storm was very high. The storm ended up producing a tornado for roughly 20 minutes, and Mazur was able to witness and report on its entire life. Mazur had a great feeling, knowing that her forecast panned out perfectly, and that she was able to provide detailed and timely reports of the tornado. After it was over, she was able to talk to some of the people living in that area who were affected by the tornado. Many had heard the warnings in time to seek shelter. Rebecca had provided in- formation to help people make good decisions in a critical time. She was also happy that she had been able to take what she learned in school out to the real world, to compare theory from her books with the live atmosphere. With work that combined research and weather forecasting, she had found her dream job.

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