Tornadoes account for the third highest average annual weather-related fatality rate in the United States. Here tornado fatalities are examined as rates within the context of multiple physical and social factors using tornado level information including population and housing units within killer tornado damage paths. Fatality rates are further evaluated across annual, monthly, and diurnal categories, as well as between fatality locations and across age and sex categories. The geographic distribution of fatalities are then given by season, time of day, and residential structures. Results can be used by emergency managers, meteorologists, and planners to better prepare for high-impact (i.e. fatality) events and used by researchers as quantitative evidence to further investigate the relationship between tornadoes, climate, and society.
Tornadoes account for the third highest average annual weather-related fatality rate in the United States. Here tornado fatalities are examined within the context of multiple physical and social factors using tornado level information related to population and housing units within killer tornado damage paths. The 24-year United States per-capita fatality rate is .32%. The per-housing unit fatality rate is .75%. Fatality rates are further evaluated across annual, monthly, and diurnal categorizations. They are also evaluated between fatality locations and across age and sex categorizations. The geographic distribution of fatalities are then given by season, time of day, and residential structures. Results can be used by emergency managers, meteorologists, and planners to better prepare for high-impact events and used by researchers as quantitative evidence to further investigate the relationship between tornadoes, climate, and society.
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