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Welcome to the 2015 Storm Season

Resources

• NOAA/NWS Severe Storms Labratory (Prediction Center): Norman, OK.  Responsible for Weather prediction, advanced warning, and tracking.
• Weather Underground
• NWS (National Weather Service)
• Unisys Weather

Storm Chasing (Tornado Hunting)

• Stormchasingvideo (Youtube); Do livestreams, recap videos and chases.
• Pecos Hank: Youtube Channel here. Has a website too.
• TIV (Tornado Intercept Video)

Other Tool of Note

• Enhanced Fujita Scale

2014: Unusual Year

• Pilger, NE, Very Rare Twins, EF 4
• Coleridge, NE, (2014), EF 3-EF4

Other Events

• El Reno, OK, Largest Tornado Ever Recorded (2013) EF5
• Greensburg, KS, Massive EF5, destroyed the entire town(2007)
• Tri-State Tornado, MO, IL, IN, Deadliest event in recorded history (1925)
• Joplin, MO, EF4-EF5 Dispute, (2011)
• Moore, OK Event EF5, (2013)

Precautions

• Have a plan
• Consider purchasing a NOAA Weather Radio
• Know when the Season begins and ends in your Area
• Info

Tornado Myths

• Window Pressure Myth
• Big City Myth
• Mountain Tornados
• Freeway hiding
• Outrunning a storm