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Category Archives: Recent Tornadoes
Johns Island Tornado (25 September 2015)
In the early morning hours of Friday, the 25th of September, a tornado quickly formed within a convective band moving ashore from off the coast of South Carolina. The tornado touched down on Johns Island, in Charleston County, SC, around … Continue reading
City of Moore Adopts New Building Codes
Moore, Oklahoma is the first city in the nation to adopt new building codes focusing on tornadic impact on residential structures, which are to go into effect 29 days from today, March 18th, 2014. CityofMoore | NormanManuscript
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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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
Mobile, Alabama Tornado
Thursday morning, a little before 5 am CST, December 20th, an EF-1 tornado struck the Mobile and Prichard, Alabama area. According to Alabama local news, the damage due to the tornado amounted to nearly 130 single-family homes and 35 businesses … Continue reading
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Auckland Tornado
Three dead, seven hospitalized, 250 displaced from their homes, several others left without power. The tornado struck Auckland December 6th, 2012 at about 12:15pm with what was said to be indescribable force. It uprooted trees, tore through homes, and sent … Continue reading
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