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Donner, William R. "An integrated model of risk perception and protective action public response to tornado warnings /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 224 p, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1397915961&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Ding, Xiangyang. "Physically-based Simulation of Tornadoes." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/1200.

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In this physically-based tornado simulation, the tornado-scale approach techniques are applied to simulate the tornado formation environment. The three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluid flows are used to model the tornado dynamics. The boundary conditions applied in this simulation lead to rotating and uplifting flow movement as found in real tornadoes and tornado research literatures. Moreover, a particle system is incorporated with the model equation solutions to model the irregular tornado shapes. Also, together with appropriate boundary cond

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Nordstrom, Gregory James. "AN INVESTIGATION OF THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH CALIFORNIA TORNADOES AND US LANDFALLING TROPICAL CYCLONE TORNADOES." MSSTATE, 2007. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-02192007-203132/.

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Limited tornado research has been conducted across the state of California, especially when looking at the low-level thermodynamics of tornado genesis. In comparison much more research has been undertaken across the United States. This study examines low-level thermodynamic parameters associated with California tornadoes between 1960 and 2005. The study also examines similarities within the low-level thermodynamic parameters associated with California tornadoes and tornadoes associated with landfalling hurricanes between 1960 and 2005. The effect of the ocean on the low-levels of the atmospher

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Clark, Renee Nicole. "Tornadoes in Mississippi a county by county community risk assessment /." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2003. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-04012003-164058.

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Candido, Daniel Henrique 1979. "Tornados e trombas-d'água no Brasil : modelo de risco e proposta de escala de avaliação de danos." [s.n.], 2012. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/286918.

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Orientadores: Luci Hidalgo Nunes, Gerhard Held<br>Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências<br>Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T21:23:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Candido_DanielHenrique_D.pdf: 12040471 bytes, checksum: 47011ad1ee58b830a779d18c7c681dac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012<br>Resumo: O registro de tornados e trombas-d'água no Brasil têm aumentado de forma substancial nos últimos anos. Embora as alterações antrópicas tenham papel fundamental para a elevação de tais ocorrências, uma vez que mais calor disponível significa maior instabilid

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Peters, Ekong Johnson. "Exploring Spontaneous Planning During the North Texas April 3, 2012, Tornadoes: an Assessment of Decision-making Processes." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700105/.

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The primary purpose of this research program is to confirm the spontaneous planning behavior in post-disaster operations while at the same time contribute to the development of the concept in a tornado type disaster. An additional goal also includes examining how the process takes place in resolving unanticipated problems as a disaster unfolds. This study uses qualitative methodology which is case study to probe the concept of spontaneous planning behavior to solve unexpected challenges as a disaster develops. Specifically, semi-structured, open-ended questions were utilized to collect data fr

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Stimers, Mitchel James. "A categorization scheme for understanding tornado events from the human perspective." Diss., Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/8531.

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Doctor of Philosophy<br>Department of Geography<br>Bimal K. Paul<br>Given the recent recognition that not only physical processes, but social, political and economic aspects of hazards determine vulnerability and impact of an event, the next logical step would seem to be the development of classification systems that address those factors. Classifications for natural disasters, such as the Fujita Scale for tornadoes and the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, focus on the physical properties of the event, not the impact on a community. Pre-event vulnerability to a natural hazard is determined by

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Lawrimore, Scott Alan. "Terrain and tornadogenesis in Georgia (1950-1998)." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/25711.

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Butler, Kelly M. "The Effects of Land Cover Type on Tornado Intensity in the Southeastern U.S." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493414035551863.

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Dowell, David C. "A pseudo-dual-Doppler analysis of cyclic tornadogenesis /." Full-text version available from OU Domain via ProQuest Digital Dissertations, 2000.

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Doudt, Karen Diane. "An analysis of changes in behavior of young children following the 1984 North Carolina tornadoes." Virtual Press, 1985. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/438083.

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The purpose of this study was to identify and describe changes in behaviors of young children as reported by their parents following the March 28, 1984, tornadoes in eastern North Carolina.The population for the study consisted of 130 children (three, four and five-year-olds) whose parents had registered for disaster assistance with the American Red Cross after the tornado.The research instrument was the Pre- and PostDisaster Behavior Instrument constructed by the researcher to obtain data from parents regarding changes in behavior of the children following the tornado. Twenty-four interviewer

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Onderlinde, Matthew. "Developing a parameter for forecasting tornadoes in landfalling tropical cyclones." Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2010. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-12182009-181446/.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2010.<br>Advisor: Henry E. Fuelberg, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Meteorology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on July 14, 2010). Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 39 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

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Karstens, Christopher Daniel. "Improved understanding of near-ground winds in hurricanes and tornadoes." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1473223.

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Metzger, Eric L. "The relationship between total cloud lightning behavior and radar derived thunderstorm structure." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2010. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2010/Mar/10Mar%5FMetzger.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Meteorology)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2010.<br>Thesis Advisor: Nuss, Wendell. Second Reader: Pfeiffer, Karl. "March 2010." Author(s) subject terms: Total cloud lightning, thunderstorm structure, hail, severe wind(s), tornadoes, lightning jumps, lightning detection, Lightning behavior, radar derived thunderstorm structure. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85). Also available in print.

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Keeney, David Paul. "Relationship between vegetation boundaries and severe local storms in the Delta region of Mississippi." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2009. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-04022009-105911.

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Mulder, Kelsey. "Tornadoes in the British Isles : climatology, formation environments, and storm dynamics." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/tornadoes-in-the-british-isles-climatology-formation-environments-and-storm-dynamics(151a1743-b10c-474f-9eda-c7e47ebdc2f7).html.

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This thesis was funded by a scholarship from the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Manchester and is presented in an alternative thesis format. The thesis consists of three separate journal articles which form a coherent research project. Paper 1 is a climatology of tornadoes in the British Isles from 1980-2012. The climatology included interannual variability, seasonality, diurnal cycle, intensity, location of occurrence, sounding-derived environmental parameters, and parent storm types of tornadoes. One finding from Paper 1 was that the most common parent storm type

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Choi, Junghwa, and Wesley Wehde. "Trust in Emergency Management Authorities and Individual Emergency Preparedness for Tornadoes." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12185.

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The risks associated with disasters can be significantly reduced if individuals are well prepared according to the orders and recommendations of emergency management authorities such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and local government. Despite this fact, there is evidence that individuals are not cooperative with these authorities and are therefore underprepared for an emergency. This article argues that individual trust in emergency management authorities may affect their cooperation with emergency preparedness recommendations. Using unique survey data, this study finds a n

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Kunz, Andrew Ryan. "The massive tornado outbreak of May 2003." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4264.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005.<br>The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (December 13, 2006) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Hauser, Heather Maguire. "An investigation of shear instabilities in the mesocyclone." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26234.

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Frye, John D. "The possible role of land-cover boundaries on the climatology of tornadogenesis in Indiana." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1286505.

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Tornadoes pose a significant threat to residents of Indiana due to a large relative frequency of events that is comparable to most states within classic Tornado Alley. Because of this threat weather forecasters must be very aware of atmospheric environments that lead to tornadogenesis. In some cases these environments are obvious; in others mesoscale variability conducive to tornadogenesis may not be easy to identify. As a result the purpose of this study is to determine if mesoscale variability along primary land-cover boundaries plays a significant role in the climatology of tornadogenesis i

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Berry, Douglas P. "Lightning polarity over soil moisture boundaries during three tornadic outbreaks (1990-95)." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1327789.

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This study presents an overview of lightning formation and the correlations seen with soil moisture slope along with potential of tornadic thunderstorms. Three moisture classes (large, marginal, small) were created using soil moisture observed during three tornado outbreaks (June-02-1990, April-26-1994, May-13-1995) over the Midwest. Chi-square, Nearest Neighbor, and Point Density calculations were performed and suggest that lightning polarity/frequency shift between soil moisture classes at a = .01. Using lightning characteristics in the thunderstorm lifecycle, one is able to evaluate relativ

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Call, Jennifer Michelle. "The Spatial and Temporal Distributions and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Tornadoes in Mississippi." MSSTATE, 2008. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-02112008-160036/.

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The vast majority of severe storm and tornado research is conducted in the natural laboratory of the Great Plains region of the United States. As a result, much of the knowledge and technology applied to storm forecasting is developed in the Great Plains environment. However, it has been shown that there is a maximum of strong and violent tornadoes in the region extending from Arkansas eastward into Alabama. In addition, various researchers have found strong severe storm thermodynamic signatures unique to regions such as the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. This study has analyzed five decades of t

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Wei, Caiping. "Migration and natural disasters| Role of tornadoes and quality of life in internal migration patterns in tornado hot spots of the United States." Thesis, Mississippi State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1562990.

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<p> Tornadoes are one of the most frequent and destructive disasters in the United States. Like other environmental calamities, tornadoes too act as push factors for migration. The objectives of this study are to define tornado hot spots in the US, to analyze migration effectiveness in the tornado hot spots and non-hot spots, and to explore how tornado and other socio-economic factors influence migration decision. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Internal revenue service migration data, SPC tornado data, and Census Bureau data were used in the study. The results indicate th

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Hurley, Kristin Nichole. "Dixie Alley: Fact or Fallacy, An In Depth Analysis of Tornado Distribution in Alabama." MSSTATE, 2004. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03152004-130317/.

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Alabama, also known as the Dixie state, is no stranger to severe weather. Severe weather can occur during much of the year. Experienced local forecasters have long suspected that North and Central Alabama has its own tornado alley. Many of these forecasters have noticed storm tracks as well as tornado tracks to be similar to past historic events. Many questions have risen about the exact influential factors that cause convective initiation and tornadic development. For example the effects of terrain, water, and population on tornado climatology will be discussed in this study. The sometimes un

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Santos, Jorge Ruben. "Numerical study of a tornado-like vortex in a supercell storm." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=115876.

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Recent observations and numerical simulations have significantly improved our understanding of tornadic storms. However, our knowledge of tornado-genesis remains rudimentary. Necessary atmospheric conditions favoring the formation of tornadoes in supercell storms are known, but sufficient conditions remain elusive. The underlying reason is that the processes involved in environment-storm and storm-tornado interactions are not fully understood, as numerical models in the past lacked sufficient resolution to resolve these interactions satisfactorily. In this thesis, an attempt is made to fill th

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Edwards, Jennifer L. "Post-disaster climatology for hurricanes and tornadoes in the United States| 2000-2009." Thesis, Kent State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1555294.

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<p> Natural disasters can be very devastating to the public during their impact phase. After a natural disaster impacts a region, the response and recovery phases begin immediately. Weather conditions may interrupt emergency response and recovery in the days following the disaster. This study analyzes the climatology of weather conditions during the response and recovery phases of hurricanes and tornadoes to understand how weather may impact both environment and societal needs. Using specific criteria, 66 tornadoes and 16 hurricane cases were defined. National Weather Service (NWS) recognized

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Edwards, Jennifer L. "Post-Disaster Climatology for Hurricanes and Tornadoes in the United States: 2000-2009." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366415657.

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Rodríguez, i. Ballester Oriol. "Tornadic events in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands: characteristics and environmental conditions." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/671823.

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Tornadoes are the meteorological phenomenon which can produce the strongest surface wind on Earth, causing damage, injuries and fatalities. Several studies show that severe storm environments could be more frequent due to global warming, especially during the second half of the century. Thus, it is necessary to deep on tornado knowledge. The main aim of this thesis is to study tornadic events in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands both to characterise them and to describe favourable conditions for tornadogenesis. The work is divided into three different blocks. In the first part,

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Shears, Andrew B. "Tornadoes and mobile homes in the southeastern United States : a study of correlation and common geofactors." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1319833.

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An idea often held in the mainstream society in the United States is a phenomenon of common occurrence between tornadoes and mobile home residences. While such perceptions could be learned from media presentations of tornadic events, a spatial investigation into such events in the Southeastern United States presents other possibilities. A statistical analysis of correlation is used to investigate the nature of relationship of coincidence between the two variables. Counties with relatively high densities of each variable are used for a case study of common geofactors at the micro scale. Results

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Schmidlin, Thomas W. Hammer Barbara King Paul Ono Yuichi Miller L. Scott Thumann Gregory. "Unsafe at any (wind). speed? Testing the stability of motor vehicles in severe winds." [Emmitsburg, MD : National Emergency Training Center], 2002. http://ams.allenpress.com/archive/1520-0477/83/12/pdf/i1520-0477-83-12-1821.pdf.

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Steiner, Kevin. "Assessing the interior design of storm shelters on a university campus /." Read thesis online, 2009. http://library.uco.edu/UCOthesis/SteinerKC2009.pdf.

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Hoffman, Rebecca Lynn. "To the Southwest Corner: Tornado Myths and Socio-Demographic Vulnerability." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366627060.

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McGinnis, Nathaniel L. "Topography and Land-Cover Effects on Tornado Intensity using Rapid-Scan Mobile Radar Observations and Geographic Information Systems." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1471459517.

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Butts, Douglas Allen Jr. "An examination of the relationship between cool season tornadoes and cloud-to-ground lightning flashes." Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4801.

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The southeast United States is prone to severe weather throughout the year. Despite technological advances, some severe weather events occasionally remain unwarned in this part of the country. Past studies examined the relationship between cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning and warm season severe weather episodes. The present study examined the relationship between cool season tornadoes and CG lightning, with a focus over the southeastern United States, where most cool season tornadoes occur. Data from the Storm Prediction Center and National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) were used to investi

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Strassberg, Gordon S. "Regionalized correlations between atmospheric teleconnections and tornado frequency in the United States." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1315176.

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While in a typical year, approximately 1,000 tornadoes occur within the contiguous United States, the number is highly variable from 700 to almost 1200. This variability is not easily forecast on a yearly basis. ,Through the application of teleconnection patterns such as the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), and Pacific-North America Pattern (PNA), it is shown that relationships exist between the phase of these large-scale atmospheric circulation anomalies and tornado frequency in different regions of the United States. Correlation analysis for each phase o

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Lee, Cameron C. "The Relationship of Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation Patterns to Tornadoes and the Impacts of Climate Change." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1274371690.

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Karlsson, Anna. "Klimatförändringars påverkan på tromber i USA." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten och landskapslära, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-296098.

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A tornado is a violent rotating column of air hanging from the cloud base of a thunderstorm. They occur most frequently in the United States, about 1000 tornadoes every year, but they can also take place in other parts of the world. For a tornado to arise the atmosphere has to be in a specific state. The state includes a steep lapse rate, a significant difference in wind speed between the ground and at 1 km altitude and moisture represented by a low cloud base level. With these three parameters present there is a good chance that a tornado will form. A tornado alone is not possible to predict

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Mantini, Jennifer Lynn. "A LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF TORNADO-LIKE VORTICES THROUGH MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE PRESSURE." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1218653459.

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Thomas, Adam Bundick. "An analysis into relationships that may exist between population and the reported number of tornadoes in the continental United States." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2008. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-04032008-172632.

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Beal, Todd Andrew. "AN EXAMINATION OF THERMODYNAMIC AND SHEARED ENVIRONMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH COOL-SEASON TORNADOES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES." MSSTATE, 2007. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-04042007-160444/.

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Tornado research conducted across the southeastern United States suggests two peak tornado maxima. However, few studies have distinguished between the thermodynamic and shear environments between cool-season and warm-season tornadoes. Incorporating 100 mb mixed layer parcels, mean thermodynamic and shear parameters for non-significant (F0?F1) and significant (F2?F5) tornado environments were calculated. Cool-season tornado environments were characterized by relatively low amounts of instability and high shear. On the other hand, warm-season tornado events were characterized by higher amounts o

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Jackson, Justyn D. "AN INVESTIGATION OF LOW-LEVEL THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT AND NONSIGNIFICANT TORNADOES IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES." MSSTATE, 2006. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-02222006-142456/.

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A majority of tornado research focuses on the Great Plains region of the United States. Knowledge of tornado environments outside of the Great Plains is limited; this is especially true for the Southeast U.S. In addition, little is known about the role of the lower troposphere on tornadogenesis. Therefore, this study examines low-level thermodynamic parameters associated with tornadoes in the Southeast U.S between 1960 and 2002. Previous studies have shown that higher values of CAPE, 0-3 km CAPE, 0-1 and 0-3 km SRH, and 0-1 and 0-1 km EHI are more likely associated with significant tornadoes.

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Bertoni, Bruno Gomez Leguizamon. "Estudos de caso de tornados, uso e ocupação do solo, topografia e análise meteorológica destes eventos atmosféricos no sul e sudeste do Brasil." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/90/90131/tde-02052013-160126/.

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De acordo com a literatura os tornados são exemplificados como uma violenta coluna de ar giratória, que se forma a partir da base de uma nuvem de tempestade, visualizado como uma nuvem em forma de funil cuja circulação toca o solo. Estes eventos atmosféricos severos causam grandes conseqüências para a sociedade atual e ocorrem com freqüência nas regiões sul e sudeste do território nacional. Diante deste contexto, a presente dissertação tem como objetivo apresentar a análise da ocorrência de tornados nas regiões Sul e Sudeste do Brasil entre o período de 1960 a 2008 e sua correlação entre topog

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Smith, Bryan E. "Training lay leaders of First Baptist Church of Van Buren to develop, organize, and lead a tornado crisis ministry." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Lindsey, Amy M. "A tornado hazard analysis for Indiana and an evaluation of the emergency management needs of the Amish community." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/422.

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Key, Heather Joann. "Tornado Fatalities: An In-Depth Look at Physical and Societal Influences." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5714.

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The purpose of this study is to model and determine significant predictors of tornado death index values, and to investigate these significant predictors and what makes people vulnerable to tornado fatalities through expert interviews. This study also provides an understanding of the study participant’s perceptions of their county’s vulnerability to tornado fatality and demonstrates a true integration of methods and fields by studying geographic, meteorological, and sociological phenomena by use of quantitative and qualitative methods. The study consists of two parts: 1) A quantitative explora

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Krocak, Makenzie, Sean Ernst, Jinan Allan, et al. "Thinking Outside the Polygon: A Study of Tornado Warning Perception Outside of Warning Polygon Bounds." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7865.

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When the National Weather Service (NWS) issues a tornado warning, the alert is rapidly and widely disseminated to individuals in the general area of the warning. Historically, the assumption has been that a false-negative warning perception (i.e., when someone located within a warning polygon does not believe they have received a tornado warning) carries a higher cost than a false-positive warning perception (i.e., when someone located outside the warning area believes they have received a warning). While many studies investigate tornado warning false alarms (i.e., when the NWS issues a tornad

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Baker, Scott Edward. "Power Distribution and Probabilistic Forecasting of Economic Loss and Fatalities due to Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and Floods in the United States." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1462540615.

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DeCius, Pamela Painter. "Mirrors, Wolves and Tornadoes-Oh My! An Intertextual Exploration of Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002748.

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Aguirre, Miguel Angel. "Simulação numérica de tornados usando o método dos elementos finitos." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/174397.

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O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar escoamentos de tornados e sua ação sobre corpos imersos empregando ferramentas numéricas da Engenharia do Vento Computacional (EVC). Os tornados constituem-se atualmente em uma das causas de desastres naturais no Brasil, especialmente nas regiões sul e sudeste do país, como também em alguns países vizinhos. Os efeitos gerados são geralmente localizados e de curta duração, podendo ser devastadores dependendo da escala do tornado. Tais características dificultam a realização de estudos detalhados a partir de eventos reais, o que levou ao desenvolvime

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Muncy, Tyler J. "Topographic and Surface Roughness Influences on Tornadogenesis and Decay." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1628513174226383.

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