Author: Publisher: FEMA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Fire Service Operations for the Southeastern Tornados–April 2011
Author: Fire Service Operations for the Southeastern Tornados - April 2011
Author: The Historic Tornadoes of April 2011
Author: U.s. Department of CommercePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500349400
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
During a 4-day period from April 25-28, 2011, more than 200 tornadoes occurred in five southeastern states. The deadliest part of the outbreak was the afternoon and evening of April 27, when a total of 122 tornadoes resulted in 313 deaths across central and northern Mississippi, central and northern Alabama, eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northern Georgia. Three additional lives were claimed by tornadoes in the pre-dawn hours of April 27 bringing the daily total to 316. There were 15 violent (Enhanced Fujita Scale 4 or 5) tornadoes reported. Eight of the tornadoes had path lengths in excess of 50 miles. Two of the tornadoes-one in northern Alabama and another that struck the Tuscaloosa and Birmingham areas in Alabama-each claimed more than 60 lives. The magnitude of this event resulted in the formation of a multi-agency Service Assessment Team to evaluate the warning and forecast services provided to key decision makers and the public. In keeping with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's vision for a Weather-Ready Nation and the goals of supporting the development of hazard-aware communities, the team was also tasked to identify the societal impacts of NWS products and services. The team investigated possible reasons for the large loss of life during this event. Significant tornado events impacted portions of the southeast United States on April 15, and the St. Louis metropolitan area on April22. A devastating tornado struck Joplin, Moon May 22. The National Weather Service conducted service reviews following each of these events. The NWS regional reviews of the North Carolina/South Carolina/Virginia U.S. Tornado Outbreak, led by Mickey Brown (NWS Eastern Region Deputy Director), and the St. Louis Metropolitan Area Tornado Event, led by Rick Shanklin (Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS WFO Paducah, KY), are included in this service assessment as appendices. The regional review for the Joplin, Missouri, Tornado- May 22, 2011, led by Richard Wagenmaker (Meteorologist in Charge, NWS WFO Detroit, Ml), was publicly released in September 2011 and not included in this document. The facts, findings, recommendations, and best practices from this assessment are offered with the goals of 1) improving the quality of warning and forecast products and services; 2) enhancing collaboration with local, state, and federal preparedness partners; and 3) increasing public education and awareness regarding issues associated with tornado safety. The ultimate goal is to help the National Weather Service meet its mission to protect lives and property and enhance the national economy.
Deadly Season
Author: Kevin SimmonsPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0933876122
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
In 2011, despite continued developments in forecasting, tracking, and warning technology, the United States was hit by the deadliest tornado season in decades. More than 1,200 tornadoes touched down, shattering communities and their safety nets and killing more than 500 people—a death toll unmatched since 1953. Drawing on the unique analysis described in their first book, Economic and Societal Impacts of Tornadoes, economists Kevin M. Simmons and Daniel Sutter here examine the factors that contributed to the outcomes of such tornadoes as the mid-April outbreak that devastated communities in North Carolina, the “Super Outbreak” across the southern and eastern United States in late April, and the single, mile-wide funnel that touched down in Joplin, Missouri, among others, in late May.
Super Outbreak
Author: Chris LisauckisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780578955544
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
This book chronicles one of the most powerful tornadoes in United States history as it tore through northwestern Alabama during the April 27, 2011 Super Outbreak. Pictures, stories, and tornado forecasting information are presented within this wonderful work.
A Generational Storm
Author: John A. PottsPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1463446896
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning
Author: Kay C. GossPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 078814829X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex content, hazard-unique planning, & linking Federal & State operations.
Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment
Author: U. S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management AgencyPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781484168882
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies regardless of service delivery model have sought guidance on how to better integrate their emergency preparedness and response activities into similar processes occurring at the local, regional, State, tribal, and Federal levels. This primary purpose of this project is to begin the process of providing that guidance as it relates to mass care incident deployment.
Oversight Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Weather Spotter's Field Guide
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
