After the Storm: Personal Experiences Following an EF4 Tornado

May, Olivia W.; Bigham, Amy

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2012.02.008

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“…More focused research [such as the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE)] has emphasized the Southeast's unique juxtaposition of physical risk factors (e.g., relatively high frequency of nocturnal tornadoes, disproportionate percentage of long-track tornadoes, low visibility of tornadoes in forested regions, a less easily defined storm season; Skaggs 1969;Kelly et al 1978;Bounds and Soulé 1993;Egentowich et al 2000;Boruff et al 2003;Brooks et al 2003;Coleman and Dixon 2014;Davis and Parker 2014;Sherburn and Parker 2014;Agee et al 2016;Anderson-Frey et al 2016;Sherburn et al 2016;Krocak and Brooks 2018;Long et al 2018) and social risk factors (e.g., large segment of population in poverty, high population of elderly residents, high concentration of mobile homes ;Grazulis 1990;Ashley 2007;Ashley et al 2008;Sutter and Simmons 2010;Sherman-Morris 2013;Wallace et al 2015;Childs and Schumacher 2018). Both of these have resulted in several prominent devastating tornado outbreaks in the region (e.g., Kincer 1936;Grazulis 1990;Egentowich et al 2000;CDC 2012;May and Bigham 2012;Knupp et al 2014) with, frequently, a disproportionately high loss of life versus comparable events in the Great Plains (Sims and Baumann 1972;Ashley 2007).…”

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Characteristics of Tornado Events and Warnings in the Southeastern United States

Anderson-Frey

Richardson

Dean³

et al. 2019

Weather and Forecasting

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The southeastern United States has become a prime area of focus in tornado-related literature due, in part, to the abundance of tornadoes occurring in high-shear low-CAPE (HSLC) environments. Through this analysis of 4133 tornado events and 16 429 tornado warnings in the southeastern United States, we find that tornadoes in the Southeast do indeed have, on average, higher shear and lower CAPE than tornadoes elsewhere in the contiguous United States (CONUS). We also examine tornado warning skill in the form of probability of detection (POD; percent of tornadoes receiving warning prior to tornado occurrence) and false alarm ratio (FAR; percent of tornado warnings for which no corresponding tornado is detected), and find that, on average, POD is better and FAR is worse for tornadoes in the Southeast than for the CONUS as a whole. These measures of warning skill remain consistent even when we consider only HSLC tornadoes. The Southeast also has nearly double the CONUS percentage of deadly tornadoes, with the highest percentage of these deadly tornadoes occurring during the spring, the winter, and around local sunset. On average, however, the tornadoes with the lowest POD also tend to be those that are weakest and least likely to be deadly; for the most part, the most dangerous storms are indeed being successfully warned.

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Characteristics of Tornado Events and Warnings in the Southeastern United States

Anderson-Frey

Richardson

Dean³

et al. 2019

Weather and Forecasting

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How are healthcare provider systems preparing for health emergency situations?

DeVita

Brett-Major

Katz

2021

World Med & Health Policy

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Natural disasters, disease outbreaks, famine, and human conflict have strained communities everywhere over the course of human existence. However, modern changes in climate, human mobility, and other factors have increased the global community's vulnerability to widespread emergencies. We are in the midst of a disruptive health event, with the COVID‐19 pandemic testing our health provider systems globally. This study presents a qualitative analysis of published literature, obtained systematically, to examine approaches health providers are taking to prepare for and respond to mass casualty incidents around the globe. The research reveals emerging trends in the weaknesses of systems' disaster responses while highlighting proposed solutions, so that others may better prepare for future disasters. Additionally, the research examines gaps in the literature, to foster more targeted and actionable contributions to the literature.

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