Latest Forecast There is a strong potential for tornadoes today (April 9th) across the following areas Oklahoma City, OK, Tulsa, OK, Norman, OK, Wichita Falls, TX, Broken Arrow, OK, Dallas, TX, Ft. Worth, TX, Kansas City, MO, Wichita, KS, Arlington, TX, and other areas in the colored region of the image below. Strongest threat will be
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How tornado average is derived 2012 was a relatively quiet year for tornadoes. When basing tornado counts on prior years one must consider what’s called “tornado inflation”. Tornado inflation is the gradual increase in tornado sightings because of the increased number of chasers, social media, and awareness. 20 years ago if a tornado touched down
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000 NOUS44 KBMX 302204 CCA PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-010945- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 442 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012 …PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT… …NO CONFIRMED TORNADOES IN ALABAMA FOR APRIL 2012… MERELY ONE YEAR AFTER ESTABLISHING THE RECORD FOR THE MOST TORNADOES IN A SINGLE MONTH IN ALABAMA…ACTUALLY BREAKING THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL RECORD
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The tornado outbreak of April 14th, 2012 caused numerous tornadoes across Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Fortunately, the vast majority of the tornadoes were in rural parts of the states. Unfortunately, a couple did cross small towns. One of those towns was Woodward, Oklahoma (about 140 miles northwest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma). At 11:50PM
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Saturday, April 14th, 2012 is shaping up to be an extremely severe weather day for portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. Below are some models and diagrams showing the potential severity of these events.
There is a small risk of tornadoes stretching from East Texas, Northwest Louisiana, and Southern Arkansas today.
As I write this, the average price of gasoline around the continental United States is about $3.75. With unrest in Iran, gasoline prices could approach $4.50 or so by summer and last summer average gasoline reached a high of about $3.75 a gallon. With the rising costs for gasoline, the number of people driving around
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March 2nd, 2012 8AM EST UPDATE: The Storm Prediction Center has upped the severe probability for tornadoes in Tennessee & Kentucky. People in these areas should be close to a radio or television all day. Weather radios are ideal though. Friday, March 2nd, is shaping up to be a significant outbreak over areas from Alabama
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