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44th Anniversary of 1970 Lubbock Tornado

This week we remember the massive tornado that tore through Lubbock, Texas on May 11th 1970, leaving 26 dead, $1.48 billion (in 2013 dollars) in damages, and dozens of homes and businesses destroyed. This event behaved as a sad, but … Continue reading

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NWS and UF Wind Engineering Possible Future Collaboration

Wind Hazard Damage Assessment members, David Rouche, Dr. David Prevatt, and Jeandona Doreste traveled to the National Weather Service Meteorology office in Jacksonville, FL on Thursday, August 15th, to discuss the rating of the recent 1 August 2013 tornado in … Continue reading

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