Monthly Archives: May 2013

Moore Oklahoma Pre-Tornado Imagery Map

Click here to View before and after satellite images of the area affected by the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 2013 using the new Google Crisis Response map. Slimply go back and forth with a slider to instantly compare post … Continue reading

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Could anything have been done?

On a side note, frustrations mount as it was recently discovered that the two elementary schools leveled as a result of Monday’s tornado lacked designated safe rooms. Despite the common nature of lethal twisters in the Midwestern and Southern United … Continue reading

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Shelter Talk after Moore, OK Tornado

Following Monday’s deadly tornado in Moore, Oklahoma that resulted in substantial damage to houses, schools, and several fatalities, conversations have been springing up left and right about safe rooms, shelters, and other means of providing safe areas to those in … Continue reading

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Preliminary Report on the Moore, OK Tornado Issued

“Nearly two years to the day after Joplin, MO is hit by the EF-4 tornado, Moore, OK is impacted by another powerful tornado resulting in substantial damage to houses, schools, and several fatalities. The National Weather Service classified the tornado … Continue reading

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Preliminary Report on the North Texas Tornado Issued

“Within 8 hours 16 tornadoes were spotted within an area located two hours west of Dallas, TX.  Within that time there were at least 6 fatalities, over a hundred injuries and dozens of single-family homes damaged or destroyed.  Mobile homes … Continue reading

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