A Warn-on-Forecast Preview: The May 24 2011 Tornado Outbreak
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A Warn-on-Forecast Preview:The May 24 2011 Tornado Outbreak
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Warning Decision Update
Warning Decision Update
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VideoBrief
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Conf. Call
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Social Media
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Short Term
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Communicating the Threat
Community Response
“Due to the forecast, potential devastation and widespread predictions for tornadoes the decision was made to open the schools for shelters.”
Bret TowneEdmond Public Schools
Community Response
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Tim Searcy, of Norman, compared Tuesday's traffic to University of Oklahoma football game day congestion in Norman.
"The volume was there and they were doing crazy stuff to get home and everyone had a phone to their ear," said Searcy
Community Response
Community Response
The Future:Impact-Based
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