![]() Weather Forecast 17:343–353Ĭhaney PL, Weaver GS (2010) The vulnerability of mobile home residents in tornado disasters: the 2008 super Tuesday tornado in Macon County, Tennessee. Weather Forecast 17:354–361īrown S, Archer P, Kruger E, Mallonee S (2002) Tornado-related deaths and injuries in Oklahoma due to the tornados. Int J Epidemiol 24:144īrooks HE, Doswell CA III (2002) Deaths in the Oklahoma City Tornado from a historical perspective. Disasters 24:71–77īrenner SA, Noji EK (1995) Tornado injuries as related to housing in the Plainfield Tornado. Weather Forecast 22:1214–1228īalluz L, Schieve L, Holmes T, Kiezak S, Malilay J (2000) Predictors for people’s response to a tornado warning: Arkansas, 1 March 1997. Several recommendations are offered, the implementation of which should reduce future tornado fatalities not only in Joplin, but elsewhere in the United States.Īshley WS (2007) Spatial and temporal analysis of tornado fatalities in the United States: 1880–2005. Questionnaire surveys administered among tornado survivors and informal discussions with emergency management personnel and others suggest that five reasons are associated with the high number of tornado fatalities experienced in Joplin: (1) the sheer magnitude of this event (2) its path through commercial and densely populated residential areas (3) the relatively large size of damage area (4) the physical characteristics of affected homes in Joplin and (5) the fact that some residents ignored tornado warnings. ![]() This study explores the reasons for the high number of fatalities caused by the 2011 Joplin tornado. The record number of deaths caused by the single tornado in Joplin was far higher than the average annual number of US tornado deaths over the last three decades. This tornado stands as the deadliest single tornado to hit the United States since modern recordkeeping began in 1950, surpassing the tornado of 8 June 1953 that claimed 116 lives in Flint, Michigan. The complete report is available here: Final Report, Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri.On the evening of, an EF-5 tornado tore a path six miles long across Joplin, Missouri, USA, killing 162 people as it passed through the heart of the city. ![]() For more information on the recommendations that have progressed see the presentation here. create national codes and standards for clear, consistent and accurate emergency communications and then ensure that emergency managers, the National Weather Service, and the news media in local communities have a joint plan for delivering those messages quickly and persuasively during tornadoes.ĭuring the June 2023 NCSTAC Meeting updates were provided on the status of the recommendations that were issued as a result of the NCST Joplin Tornado investigation.installing tornado shelters in new and existing multi-family residential, commercial, and other larger buildings (hospitals, schools, large retail stores, and other commercial spaces that accommodate 200 to 300 people at a time) and as part of this effort, develop and implement uniform national guidelines to help communities site, design, install, and operate those shelters and.developing national performance-based standards for tornado-resistant design of buildings and infrastructure, as well as design methods to achieve those standards, and requirements that critical facilities such as hospitals, be designed to remain operational in the event of a tornado.Based on the analysis of the data collected and other criteria required by regulation, NIST Director Pat Gallagher established a research team to proceed with a more comprehensive study of the impacts of the disaster.īased on its findings, the NIST technical study team developed 16 recommendations for improving how buildings and shelters are designed, constructed, and maintained in tornado-prone regions and for improving emergency communications. NIST sent four engineers to Joplin from May 25-28, to conduct a preliminary reconnaissance of building performance and emergency communications during the tornado. ![]() The Joplin tornado damaged 553 business structures and nearly 7,500 residential structures over 3,000 of those residences were heavily damaged or completely destroyed. The damage to the built environment made this the costliest tornado on record as well, with losses approaching $3 billion. since official records were begun in 1950. The May 22, 2011, Joplin tornado, rated EF–5 on the Enhanced Fujita tornado intensity scale, caused 161 fatalities and more than 1,000 injuries, making it the deadliest single tornado on record in the U.S. ![]()
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