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Three Year Anniversary of May 22, 2011 Joplin Tornado
It’s been 3 years since the May 22, 2011 EF-5 tornado left a 7-mile long gash in the city of Joplin, over 5000 buildings destroyed, and 158 people dead. Two years after the storm, the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE … Continue reading
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Tagged 158 fatalities, 2011, 7-mile, building codes, EF-5, Joplin, May 22, missouri, MO, Tornado
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A Symbol of Resilience
Before and after image of Mercy Hospital Joplin (Courtesy of Yahoo! News) The former Mercy Hospital Joplin in the Southwest part of the city, stood as a iconic testimony to the intensity of one the most deadly tornadoes in U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Joplin, Mercy Hospital Joplin, Reconstruct, Tornado
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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
NWS Tweet Chat April 29th
The first America’s PrepareAthon! national day of action is approaching fast. April 30, 2014. In the midst of the recent tornado activity in the Midwest, the National Weather Service is hosting a Tweet Chat tomorrow, Tuesday, April 29th, from 3-4pm … Continue reading
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June 3, 2013
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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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Tagged children, disaster, elementary, Moore, Oklahoma, Safe room, saferoom, school, Shelter, Tornado
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