New Tornado Rating System Scales Back Winds
The News Review:
- New Tornado Rating System Scales Back Winds
- Amarilloans aid victims of tornado
- After tornado Kansas feels war’s toll
- They have the power when a hurricane knocks out electricity
- An early storm warning
- … Katrina” After Storm Name Has Sunk In Popularity…
- Chasing joy and beauty amid potential heartache
New Tornado Rating System Scales Back Winds
NPR – May 12, 2007
had top winds of at least 205 miles per hour. If the exact same tornado had struck the same place last year they would have rated wind speeds much higher.
Amarilloans aid victims of tornado
Amarillo.com – Amarillo.com (subscription) – May 12, 2007
Kirkwood asked that people donate cash rather than materials to help cover transportation costs and increase the amount of food they can provide. “We can buy food at a greatly reduced cost” he said. Kirkwood said Cornerstone has been reaching out to people in need outside Amarillo since Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana. “For Katrina relief we sent 10 semi loads” he said. The truckload that ships out Monday morning will be taken to a church in nearby Haviland Kan. where it will be distributed as needed. “There’s not enough infrastructure left (in Greensburg)” Kirkwood said… “There’s not enough infrastructure left (in Greensburg)” Kirkwood said. “You can’t even get into town with a truck. Most of Greensburg was wiped out by a giant tornado on May 5 killing 10 people. An estimated 95 percent of the town was destroyed in the storm. Kirkwood said he was pleased with the generosity of the churches and individuals in Amarillo who have donated to the project. “Amarillo’s just an amazing community” he said. “When people are in crisis they rise to the occasion.
After tornado Kansas feels war’s toll
pEdNews – May 12, 2007
troops contractors and bases within six months. ” At press time the House was preparing to vote on a measure to provide funds through midsummer. Further funding through Sept.
They have the power when a hurricane knocks out electricity
Naples Daily News – Naples Daily News – May 12, 2007
Hurricane Max had slammed into Palm Beach County as a Category 3 storm and knocked the power out for 2. 5 million people in Florida before crossing the state going through Charlotte Harbor and then out into the Gulf of Mexico. FPL employees were working to identify the people who’d lost power and to dispatch crews to restore electricity. But the effort was relaxed and low stress. That’s because the storm and the people without power were fictional.
An early storm warning
Charleston Post Courier – May 12, 2007
Now you’ve heard of the subtropical storm before the storm season. Subtropical storm Andrea which became the first named storm of the 2007 hurricane season Wednesday produced relatively little damage after being downgraded to depression status off Florida’s east coast Thursday. Yet Andrea did produce timely reminders that the hurricane season is near ? and that nature doesn’t necessarily conform to our storm-scheduling notions. As Richard Knabb a specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami told the rlando Sentinel Thursday: “It was humans who decided that hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. Storms don’t follow timetables and we’ve certainly had plenty of them outside the official season. “We’ve also had plenty of evidence that despite remarkable advances in man’s hurricane-prediction capabilities the best course for coastal residents remains preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. Last year was supposed to be a highly active hurricane season and wasn’t… Subtropical storm Andrea which became the first named storm of the 2007 hurricane season Wednesday produced relatively little damage after being downgraded to depression status off Florida’s east coast Thursday. Yet Andrea did produce timely reminders that the hurricane season is near ? and that nature doesn’t necessarily conform to our storm-scheduling notions. As Richard Knabb a specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami told the rlando Sentinel Thursday: “It was humans who decided that hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. Storms don’t follow timetables and we’ve certainly had plenty of them outside the official season. “We’ve also had plenty of evidence that despite remarkable advances in man’s hurricane-prediction capabilities the best course for coastal residents remains preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. Last year was supposed to be a highly active hurricane season and wasn’t. This year is supposed to be active again.
… Katrina” After Storm Name Has Sunk In Popularity…
CBS News – May 12, 2007
Scarlett said the couple was reluctant to use the name less than a year after the hurricane but her husband had always liked it as a variation of Katherine a family name. Also their family is Greek and the name is close to the popular Greek name Katerina. “People ask if we named her after the hurricane” Billis said. “We didn’t pick it because of that and we were actually hesitant. but we do joke that our house looks like a hurricane hit… but we do joke that our house looks like a hurricane hit. The Social Security Administration’s rankings released each year just before Mother’s Day are based on some 4. 2 million Social Security card applications from 2006. Social Security began compiling the name lists in 1997. The agency offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880 on its.
Chasing joy and beauty amid potential heartache
Roanoke Times – May 12, 2007
But we have to remember and respect that for those who have been affected tornadoes are only about death and destruction. I can certainly empathize having grown up in an Arkansas city that suffered two devastating tornadoes that killed a total of 37 people. I remember tornado sirens in the middle of the night. This was all driven home yet again this week when Greensburg Kan. was obliterated by a tornado more than a mile wide with winds exceeding 200 mph. At least 10 people died and as I discussed on Wednesday it’s amazing that far more didn’t… At least 10 people died and as I discussed on Wednesday it’s amazing that far more didn’t. Anyone associated with Virginia Tech certainly has a frame of reference for such heartache and tragedy. It’s been eight years since a single tornado in the United States dealt as much death as that one gunman did on April 16. nly one month in the past four years has had more tornado-related deaths than the 33 who died that day. Five Virginia Tech students will be among our team of 12 storm chasers. Life and learning will continue for those who survive and in honor of those who didn’t. ur group of eight males and four females also includes two students from Carroll’s high school meteorology class two from the University of North Carolina-Asheville and a Buchanan resident who has been studying at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.