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  2. Tornado preparedness - Wikipedia

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    A tornado drill is a procedure of practicing to take cover in a specified location in the event that a tornado strikes an area. This safety drill is an important element of tornado preparedness. [25] Generally, a signal is given, such as a series of tones (ex. Continuous Tone), or a voice announcement.

  3. What is a tornado emergency? - AOL

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    However, if there is a tornado outbreak, a tornado emergency may be issued multiple times in just a few hours. tor emergency info The first tornado emergency was issued on May 3, 1999, during a ...

  4. What is a tornado emergency? - AOL

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    Tornadoes can be one of Mother Nature's most destructive forces, but advanced warning can help to save lives when a tornado is approaching. As a strengthening thunderstorm begins to rotate, the ...

  5. How to Prepare for Tornado Season - AOL

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    From January to June, there were about 1,250 tornadoes, putting the year-to-date 2024 preliminary tornado count in third place, behind 2011’s 1,398 tornadoes and 2008’s 1,303 tornadoes for the ...

  6. Tornado emergency - Wikipedia

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    National directive allows for the use of tornado emergency products when a severe threat to human life exists and catastrophic damage is imminent or occurring. [11] A tornado emergency was issued in the late-night hours of Memorial Day on May 27, 2019 for Montgomery County, Ohio, including the cities of Dayton, Ohio, and Trotwood, Ohio. The ...

  7. Tornado warning - Wikipedia

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    An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.

  8. StormReady - Wikipedia

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    Some 90% of all presidentially-declared disaster areas are weather-related, leading to around 500 deaths per year and nearly $14 billion in damage. StormReady was initiated in 1999 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in an area which has experienced a number of severe tornadoes; there has been at least one tornado in the Tulsa area each year since 1950. [4]

  9. Naperville works to fill in emergency response gaps after ...

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    When an EF3 tornado tore through north Naperville in June 2021, the city’s emergency preparedness was put to the test. Now, more than two years later, the city is working to address shortcomings ...