Are November tornadoes rare? Was the November 17th Outbreak abnormal? Understandably, I have seen these questions asked via social media hundreds of times over the last several days. With the recent outbreak of tornadoes on the 17th in Illinois and Indiana that claimed 8 lives many people are confused as to how this can occur …
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Andrea’s Corner: Keep Our Children Safe-Tornado Shelters & Schools
In the State of Oklahoma there is a debate over storm shelters and safe rooms in schools. Mostly over the price tag, but surprisingly enough, over the need. In a pool of Oklahoma residents only 75% were in favor of putting safe rooms/storm shelters in schools. My question is…what’s wrong with the …
Andrea’s Corner: Sinkholes-Swallowing Chunks of Earth
You have got to see this… I read this story this morning and watched the video, this is a freaky video. There is a 24 acre sinkhole in Louisiana and it “burped” and sucked down a bunch of trees. The sink hole is man-made and has been there since August of last year. In …
Zach’s Corner: Historic Tornadoes-April 27th Tornado Outbreak & Joplin EF-5
2011 was a tornado season for the record book. Monster storms plagued much of the Midwest and South Eastern United States with severe weather and killer tornadoes. An astounding number of lives changed forever as a result of this unprecedented past severe weather season. In the coming years, there will be a number of articles, …
