Thursday, May 31, 2012

Woodward, OK Tornado 2012: Warnings Saved Lives In Deadly Midwest Storms (Alejandra Delgado)


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Forecasters who issued dire warnings ahead of last weekend's tornado outbreak in the Midwest deemed the effort a success Monday, largely because dozens of tornadoes hit yet caused only a handful of deaths. But they expressed concern about future public complacency.
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued a rare high-risk warning days ahead of the storms, sternly urging residents across several states to prepare for "life-threatening" weather. State officials and residents in communities where tornadoes hit praised the effort, noting only six lives were lost.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/woodward-oklahoma-tornado_n_1427559.html

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