Tornado Evacuation Procedures Reviewed
The News Review:
- Tornado Evacuation Procedures Reviewed
- Texas islanders hold out hope despite Ike economy
- Debris from Hurricane Ike poses threat to boaters
- Court vacates part of Katrina insurance case award
- CF Sink recommends steps to reduce hurricane risk
- House-building for Cuban Hurricane-Victims Gains Speed
- Some county residents can’t hear tornado sirens
Tornado Evacuation Procedures Reviewed
MSNBC
A National Weather Service report says that even when people know a storm is on its way they often ignore the risks involved and stay put. The report analyzed more than 80 tornadoes that hit nine Southern states in February of last year including Arkansas. Fifty-seven people were killed and another 350 left injured. Some in harm’s way did not have access to a safe shelter while others didn’t take the warnings seriously.
Texas islanders hold out hope despite Ike economy
The Associated Press
LZAN – 2 hours ago GALVESTN Texas (AP) — Good news has been in short supply since Hurricane Ike laid waste to much of this island beach town six months ago Friday. Neighborhoods remain desolate dotted with looted flood-damaged homes and apartments abandoned after Ike’s 12-foot storm surge rumbled ashore on Sept. The city with an annual budget of about $80 million suffered at least $1. 4 billion in damage to its infrastructure.
Debris from Hurricane Ike poses threat to boaters
Houston Chronicle
“You have to watch it — especially when you’re running fairly shallow or on low tides” West said. “There is a lot of stuff out there you don’t want to hit. ”That “stuff” is debris Hurricane Ike swept into the bay almost six months ago. There is a lot of it and it poses a substantial hazard to boaters. When the hurricane’s winds and storm surge swept over Bolivar Peninsula they crushed crumbled uprooted and carried away much of what was on the spit of land separating the Gulf of Mexico from East Bay shoving a mountain of debris into the bay. Much of that debris floated and ended up far inland left in massive wrack lines in the marshes and prairie north of the bay. But the things that didn’t float are submerged or semi-submerged in East Bay and adjacent Trinity Bay.
Court vacates part of Katrina insurance case award
The Associated Press
Circuit Court of Appeals vacates a portion of a November 2007 judgment against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that awarded Michael and Judy Kodrin roughly $356000 in damages and penalties plus attorney fees. Their trial was the first in Louisiana against State Farm over damage from the August 2005 hurricane. A three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit said the Kodrins weren’t entitled to bad-faith penalties damages or attorney fees because the couple failed to prove State Farm had no justification for denying their claim. The panel instructed U. District Judge Carl Barbier to recalculate the award based on its ruling.
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CF Sink recommends steps to reduce hurricane risk
Bizjournals.com
Sink also advocates previous recommendations by the Citizens Task Force which included the creation of a glide path that would implement actuarially sound rates in specified increments and an initiative to stop new development seaward of the 30-year-erosion projection line or the. “Until Florida establishes a long-term strategic vision for addressing hurricane risk our state will be overexposed and Floridians will be forced to pay the price in the event of a major storm” Sink said in the letter. “I hope to work with my colleagues on the Cabinet and members of the Legislature in a constructive and bipartisan way to make some of these changes in the coming months. ”The letter was specifically directed to Rep. Pat Patterson R-Deland chairman of the insurance business and financial affairs committee and Sen. Garrett Richter R-Naples chairman of the banking and insurance committee.
House-building for Cuban Hurricane-Victims Gains Speed
MiamiHerald.com
comp –> PINAR DEL RI — Construction companies form westernPinar del Rio province backed by the construction material industry built 759 houses during January and February including the replacement of 620 destroyed by the hurricanes that devastated this territory last year. During the same period considerable gains were also made in roofing withsome 3000 partially affected roofs repaired as well as the replacement of 2466 which had been totally destroyed an achievement made possible by the recovery of the construction material industry. Sources from the western Cuban province highlight the contributions made by local material production facilities which increased their efforts in view of the magnitude of the housing disaster. A highlight of the recovery effort has been a tile factory which has beenable to guarantee the production of 140 square meters a day enough tofulfil the requirements for one and a half houses and the output of workers producing the 15 centimeter thick Spiroll tiles used in roofs and ceilings. fficials of the industry said their goal is to completely repair the damage caused by the hurricanes that affected the province last August and September and cited technical improvements made in their facilities and the steady supply of raw materials as key factors in their increased output.
Some county residents can’t hear tornado sirens
KRCG
CLE CUNTY — Severe weather week continues today with severe thunderstorm safety day but one of this week’s exercises designed to prepare residents in case of a real emergency went unheard to some. Not everyone in Cole County heard the tornado sirens during Tuesday’s statewide drill. Jefferson City resident Kay Webb knows a thing or two about a natural disaster. “I’ve lived through an earthquake I’ve lived through a flood ? said Webb. ?So I kinda know what it’s like. “Just in case Webb?s family keeps an emergency plan on the fridge.