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Oklahoma storm shelters: Prepare now for severe weather The Oklahoma State University Extension office has some tips for getting your storm shelter ready for tornado season.
With the threat of strong tornadoes in the forecast once again for Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas on Saturday, the weather service urged people to have emergency supplies, know where their safe places ...
Here's a look at some tornado safety tips: CLASSIC PRECAUTIONS. Weather radios, specialized receivers that get alerts and can sound an alarm in an emergency, are something that every home and business should have, said Rick Smith, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s forecast office in Norman, Oklahoma.
A tornado watch means weather conditions could spawn tornadoes within the watch area. People should stay aware of weather conditions and be prepared to act if watchers spot a tornado.
Doing so is recommended during thunderstorms and tornadoes by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. That’s the opposite of a commonly held misconception: “There’s still a chunk of people out there who think you’re supposed to open the doors and windows to equalize the pressure,” Smith said.
The term "tornado preparedness" refers to safety precautions made before the arrival of and during a tornado. Historically, the steps taken have varied greatly, depending on location, or time remaining before a tornado was expected.
Tornado safety tips. Second only to hurricanes, tornadoes are among nature’s most destructive forces, with wind speeds ranging from 65 mph to over 200 mph, according to the NWS. An average of 71 ...
A map of the meteorological setup of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak.The map displays surface and upper level atmospheric features associated with the outbreak. The Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was part of a much larger outbreak which produced 71 tornadoes across five states throughout the Central Plains on May 3 alone, along with an additional 25 that touched down a day later in some of ...