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Science: Record Number of Tornados Raze the US
Society | May 16, 2003, Friday // 00:00
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The central United States experienced a record-breaking week of tornadoes, when a preliminary number of 400 tornadoes occurred in 19 states. So far, five of those tornadoes have been rated as causing F4 damage (Fujita damage scale).
This preliminary count is the highest for the first days of May since 1950, when record-keeping began, and wipes out the previous record of 177 tornadoes in 1999.
The previous most active week on record was May 12-18, 1995, when there were 171 tornadoes. During the Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974, 147 tornadoes were reported in 13 states over 16 hours. The most recent significant tornado outbreak, May 3-5, 1999, included 130 tornadoes that killed 48 people in Oklahoma and Kansas.
Forecasts and warnings have improved significantly in the past 30 years, which has helped save lives, according to the US National Weather Service. A total of 307 people were killed in the Super Outbreak, as compared with 42 this month.
The National Weather Service (NWS) employees on the front lines in forecast offices were working non-stop through the week's dangerous weather events. The infusion of new science and technology along with a cadre of experienced forecasters in the field" helped the NWS issue warnings that undoubtedly saved many lives over the past week.
Partnerships with the research community, federal, state, local governments, and with the broadcast media, made it possible for timely NWS warnings to give people time to take shelter.
Four states have been declared Presidential disaster areas: Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
In the Oklahoma City area, while 145 people were injured and one man died as a result of the tornadoes on last Thursday and Friday, Governor Brad Henry praised the advance notice provided by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman and the local television meteorologists.
"They did such a tremendous job of giving early warning to the residents of Oklahoma about these storms in such a manner that it enabled people to seek appropriate shelter," Henry said. "I believe that was a major factor contributing to the fact that we had only one fatality, and frankly, minimal serious injuries."
This preliminary count is the highest for the first days of May since 1950, when record-keeping began, and wipes out the previous record of 177 tornadoes in 1999.
The previous most active week on record was May 12-18, 1995, when there were 171 tornadoes. During the Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974, 147 tornadoes were reported in 13 states over 16 hours. The most recent significant tornado outbreak, May 3-5, 1999, included 130 tornadoes that killed 48 people in Oklahoma and Kansas.
Forecasts and warnings have improved significantly in the past 30 years, which has helped save lives, according to the US National Weather Service. A total of 307 people were killed in the Super Outbreak, as compared with 42 this month.
The National Weather Service (NWS) employees on the front lines in forecast offices were working non-stop through the week's dangerous weather events. The infusion of new science and technology along with a cadre of experienced forecasters in the field" helped the NWS issue warnings that undoubtedly saved many lives over the past week.
Partnerships with the research community, federal, state, local governments, and with the broadcast media, made it possible for timely NWS warnings to give people time to take shelter.
Four states have been declared Presidential disaster areas: Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
In the Oklahoma City area, while 145 people were injured and one man died as a result of the tornadoes on last Thursday and Friday, Governor Brad Henry praised the advance notice provided by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman and the local television meteorologists.
"They did such a tremendous job of giving early warning to the residents of Oklahoma about these storms in such a manner that it enabled people to seek appropriate shelter," Henry said. "I believe that was a major factor contributing to the fact that we had only one fatality, and frankly, minimal serious injuries."
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