Surviving Severe Weather in the United States

Contents

1. Weather in Action
   
   
2. Why Focus on Weather?
   
   
3. Why Focus on Weather?
   
   
4. Slide 4
   
   
5. Weather Forecasting Technology
   
   
6. Hesston, KS
   
   
7. Slide 7
   
   
8. Slide 8
   
   
9. Slide 9
   
   
10. McConnell AFB
    
    
11. Tornado Fact
    
    
12. Slide 12
    
    
13. Slide 13
    
    
14. Slide 14
    
    
15. The Fujita Tornado Scale
    
    
16. Tornado Frequency vs Deaths
    
    
17. Tornado Watch
    
    
18. Tornado Warning
    
    
19. Plan A Shelter
    
    
20. Tornado Fact
    
    
21. Automobile
    
    
22. Automobile
    
    
23. Myth/Fact
    
    
24. Myth/Fact
    
    
25. Myth/Fact
    
    
26. Slide 26
    
    
27. Tornado Myth:
    
    
28. Slide 28
    
    
29. Slide 29
    
    
30. Slide 30
    
    
31. Protective Position
    
    
32. Gym
    
    
33. Slide 33
    
    
34. Hesston, KS
    
    
35. Which Causes More Damage?
    
    
36. Flash Flood - Master of Surprise
    
    
37. Deadlier Than Tornadoes
    
    
38. Even Costlier
    
    
39. Fort Collins, Colorado
    
    
40. Fort Collins, Colorado
    
    
41. Fort Collins, Colorado
    
    
42. Master of Surprise
    
    
43. Master of Surprise
    
    
44. The Underrated Killer
    
    
45. The Underrated Killer
    
    
46. The Underrated Killer
    
    
47. The Underrated Killer
    
    
48. The Underrated Killer
    
    
49. Destructive Thunderstorms
    
    
50. Damaging Thunderstorm Wind
    
    
51. Damaging Thunderstorm Wind
    
    
52. Damaging Thunderstorm Wind
    
    
53. Damaging Thunderstorm Wind
    
    
54. Damaging Thunderstorm Wind
    
    
55. Damaging Thunderstorm Wind
    
    
56. Severe Thunderstorm - Hail
    
    
57. Severe Thunderstorm - Hail
    
    
58. Seconds Save Lives
    
    
59. www.srh.noaa.gov
    
    
60. Weather Radio
    
    
61. Weather Radio
    
    
62. Weather Radio Alerts You
    
    
63. Be Prepared
    
    
64. We've Looked At...
    
    
65. Be Prepared
    
    
66. Surviving Weather in the U.S.
    
    

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This presentation gives an an overview of how to survive severe weather.

Last updated:
April 10, 2002 (Wednesday)

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