1)Tornadoes – also known as “twisters” – are violently rotating columns of air that reach from a storm cloud to the earth’s surface. 2)The winds of a tornado can reach speeds of up to480km per hour– that’s strong enough to peel the roofs off houses, uproot trees and hurl he...
Today is the normal day for siren testing in Pettis County, but this particular session will be a little more involved. “It's a big coordinated effort with everybody,” she noted. “I don't want people to get nervous, I just want to let everyone know ahead of time that we're ...
Automatically detects and alerts the driver to nearby sirens, helping you or Autopilot recognize and yield to approaching emergency vehicles. When a siren is detected, the media volume lowers, and an alert appears on the display. Sound detection data stays within the car and is not saved or tr...
50 years later - Remembering one of Oklahoma's most significant late season severe weather outbreaks.
We had several thunderstorms here in Tulsa last month, and the tornado siren has already gone off three times (all of them in a single night), so preparing for a twister to come barreling through my neighborhood has been on my mind lately. Statistically, more tornados happen in May than ...
This app from the American Red Cross tracks a tornado as it approaches with step-by-step advice about what to do before the storm hits.A siren warning is built into the app and goes off when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issues a tornado warning in y...
In the wake of the April 27 tornadoes, veteran television meteorologist James Spann is questioning whether too frequent tornado warnings are causing people to ignore them.
The 46-mile path of the tornado led through Andover, Kansas (Butler County) (population: 4300), where the town's only outdoor warning siren failed. A mobile-home park (MHP) in Andover with 244 homes and one community storm ... E Noji - 《Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report》 被引量...