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Tornadoes (481 words) |
 | Florida tornado climatology shows us that strong to violent tornadoes are just as likely to occur after midnight as they are in the afternoon. |
| Tornado Watch - Issued to alert the public that conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes in and close to the watch area. |
| Tornado Warning - Issued by local NWS offices to warn the public that a tornado has been sighted by storm spotters or has been indicated by radar. |
| Quick Response Report #106 - Risk Factors for Death in the 22-23 February 1998 Florida Tornadoes (3104 words) |
| Knowledge of the attributes of persons killed by tornadoes, their behavior as the tornado approached, and the circumstances of death, when compared to those who were not killed, may be useful to evaluate tornado preparedness programs, safety rules, and warning methods (Sanderson, 1989). |
| Most (68%) of the survivors first became aware of the tornado when they heard or saw the tornado, 10% first became aware of the tornado through a warning on the television, and 18% were told of the tornado by a friend, neighbor, or relative (typically a family member in the same house). |
| Several elderly residents told us their 'tornado shelter' was the local school, several blocks away, but they stayed in their mobile homes because there was not time to reach the school and it would have been locked at midnight on a Sunday. |
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