Devon Hansen Period 2 2nd Quarter Research Report December 20, 2016 Tri state tornado The Tri State tornado was a tornado that went across three states. It caused millions of dollars of damages. It set a recoded for longest tornado path in the world and the US recoded for most deaths.…
Delaney lived alone after the death of his wife of 51 years. His house was located on the ridge facing northeast just above the Poplar Hill plantation. He had a full view of the property he farmed, raised his family, witnessed history and that he owned.…
The principal article I picked spoke the truth a monster flame tornado. That happened late last week. Where did it happen it happen in Idaho's pop blaze. When did it happen late last week. How did it shape.…
Black Blizzard is about dust storms that were ravaging areas of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado. The Dust storms were extremely loud, over 7,000 feet tall they turned the sky black and they killed lots of animals. The areas mentioned were hit by hundreds of the storms.…
Sunday, May 22, 2011 started as any other conventional Sunday morning. People waking up early to go worship their God, a few sleeping in, and others on their way to work. Expeditiously all that peace was ripped away from their souls. May 22, 2011 will forever have a hold of the hearts of many Missourians in Joplin. The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic EF5 multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in the late afternoon of Sunday, May 22, 2011.…
The articles "The Evil Swinging Darkness" and "The Storm Chasers First-Hand Account of the Joplin Tornado" is about how a deadly tornado struck the town of Joplin. Multiple tornado sirens sounded at different times showing that this was no little tornado this was the mother tornado. Thousands of people rush to the nearest shelter where very few made it. That day more than 1000 people were injured as well as leaving 158 dead. This tornado was extremely deadly but even those who survived were in big trouble.…
Hurricanes of Texas Did you know sixty-four hurricanes have hit Texas? Hurricanes are categorized from one to five, five being the worst. Centers of hurricanes known as the eye, are considered calmer than the rest of the storm. Many hurricanes are considered dangerous.…
Current Events Paper DeAnna Settje Liberty University Abstract Ashlie Ovesny was at home in Van Vleck, TX with her two children when a tornado hit her mobile home and rolled it several times. Tornadoes are measured by strength and range from EF0-EF5. To get an idea of how strong the tornado was an EF1 is what hit this area and the wind range is 85-110 mph.…
A lightning bolt struck over Oklahoma, which traveled about three-quarters of the length of the United States, on June 20th, 2007. The lightning bolt struck from Tulsa, near the Arkansas border, to near the Oklahoma Panhandle, which is 199.5 miles or 321 kilometres. This is important since lightning can start tens or hundreds of miles away and then come back to where you are, so people have to be careful of where lightning is coming to grounds even if the storm past. The World Meteorological Organization confirmed that the longest duration of a single flash of lightning was 7.74 seconds, which occurred over Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, on August 30th, 2012.…
Multiple homes in Henry and DeKalb counties have been destroyed by lightning and a tornado during today's storms that affected many areas of Alabama. A tornado in the Screamer community of Henry County caused "significant" damage to 25 homes and destroyed a "handful" of other houses, Emergency Management Agency officials said. The tornado was reported by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency around 12:30 p.m. The storm also blew down trees and snapped power poles.…
Hurricanes are also formed in the USA like the tornado. The sates they the hurricanes rein in are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Those stats are the Gulf States. In the same way, they both can happen in Texas. ( Source two map)…
Katrina hit New Orleans the hardest, mainly because it is below sea level and easily flooded, but it also did damage in other states. It caused flooding in Southern Florida and damage and extensive power outages in Miami. From the Gulf coast to the Ohio Valley, flood watches and warnings were issued. Parts of Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi were under water. Some rain bands from Katrina also produced tornadoes creating more damage.…
Exercise 2: Disaster Declarations and Emergency Management in Kentucky In the event that a disaster overwhelms the ability of local governments to repair the community and return to normal conditions, the governor of that state may apply to the president for a disaster declaration. This formal process grants federal money to public or individual assistance and is authorized by Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 42 (U.S.C. §§5121-5207). While emergency declarations can be made, only disaster declarations will be included and may be used interchangeably with the term disasters and presidential disaster declarations (PDD).…
It lasted until April 28 and left huge amounts of damage in its wake. This massive outbreak was caused by many different things. To create such a storm, the conditions needed to be perfect. This particular outbreak was caused by a trough that spanned the South of the United States.…
In 2011, the city of Joplin Missouri and its near 50,000 residents had a tornado rip through the town for almost 38 minutes. The tornado was rated at an EF-5 magnitude with multiple vortexes. The late afternoon tornado ripped through the town at almost 1 mile wide. The storm had a major impact on the earth, major damages including deaths and injuries, an economic impact, and lasting consequences to the town.…