Tornadoes

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Officials: Damaged Okla. Elementary Schools Lacked Safe Rooms

May 22, 2013

Although more than 100 schools across Oklahoma have safe rooms, two schools that were devastated by Monday’s EF-5 tornado — Plaza Towers Elementary School and Briarwood Elementary School — did not.

7 Students Die in Okla. Tornado; Hospital Takes Direct Hit

May 21, 2013

The death toll from Monday’s EF4 tornado has been revised to 24 for now, with seven of those deaths being students from Plaza Towers Elementary School.

Helpful Articles on Campus Tornado Preparedness

May 21, 2013

Here are some articles from Campus Safety magazine’s archives highlighting best practices for severe weather preparedness and response.

Joplin’s Mercy Hospital Rises from the Rubble

May 21, 2013

Here’s how a hospital in Joplin, Mo., is recovering from the massive tornado that struck two years ago.

EF4 Tornado Strikes Southern Miss

February 11, 2013

The University of Southern Mississippi sustained a direct tornado hit on Sunday. Although several buildings were damaged, no one was injured.

Weather Group Chases Tornadoes With Megapixel Technology

October 17, 2012

The BAM Chase Team, a weather group in Indiana that collects weather data and posts its forecasts and outlooks via social media, tracked more than 20 notable storms last year with the help of several IQeye megapixel cameras, an on-board server and OnSSI’s Ocularis video management software (VMS).

Chasing Tornadoes With Megapixel Technology

October 17, 2012

Using IQinVision's IQeye megapixel technology and OnSSI's Ocularis video management software, Indiana-based weather group BAM Chase Team tracks tornadoes and severe weather storms.

Joplin District Receives $2.8M for Storm Shelters, Demolition

May 16, 2012

Joplin Schools will be able to construct five storm shelters and demolish properties it has acquired around destroyed Joplin High thanks to federal Community Development block grants.

More Homeowners Build Tornado Shelters

May 3, 2012

A growing number of homeowners have installed small residential shelters called safe rooms following several deadly tornadoes in the past year.

30 Hospitals Test Emergency Plans During Drill

April 26, 2012

The hospitals used the drill to test their mass fatality plans during scenarios that were doled out to each hospital via phone or hand-delivered message.

Iowa Hospital Damaged in Storm

April 16, 2012

The Greater Regional Medical Center was damaged by a storm Saturday. No one was hurt and staff was working to move patients.

Recent Tornado Outbreaks That Have Affected Schools

April 11, 2012

Here are some severe weather events that have impacted K-12 in the past five years.

14 Severe Weather Survival Tips

April 11, 2012

Vulnerability assessments, using safe rooms, following the two-wall rule and planning for students with special needs are just some of the steps your campus must take to prepare for a tornado.

Indiana School Bus Drivers Get Tornado Training

April 6, 2012

Stephen Satterly of the Community School Corp. of Southern Hancock County is spending extra time training his operation’s bus drivers and planning policy changes following the destruction caused by a tornado last month.

Bond Issue For Tornado Repair Passes in Joplin

April 5, 2012

A bond issue allowing the Joplin School District to rebuild the schools destroyed by a tornado on May 22 passed by less than 1%. If the bond had not passed, the district would not have been able to afford to rebuild Joplin High School and community storm shelters.