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  • Third Tornado from 2011 Super Outbreak Rated EF-5

    Third Tornado from 2011 Super Outbreak Rated EF-5

    • 6 May 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    Today, the National Weather Service listed a third tornado from April 27th as an EF-5, the highest category in rating tornadoes.  The list now includes tornadoes that hit Smithsville, MS, Hackleburg, AL to Huntland, TN and Philadelphia, MS.  These three together mark the most EF-5 tornadoes from one storm system [...]

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  • Tornado Catastrophe: The Modern Super Outbreak

    Tornado Catastrophe: The Modern Super Outbreak

    • 4 May 2011
    • By Ben McMillan
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    Last week’s twisters that hit the south are something I hope to never witness again. Whether it be the incredible loss of human life, or the millions (possibly billions) of dollars in property damage to the region, the effects of this storm system will be felt for years to come. [...]

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  • Could This Be A “Megacell?”

    Could This Be A “Megacell?”

    • 2 May 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    You’ve heard of a supercell.  Well, one storm that was part of Wednesday’s massive tornado outbreak could be called a “Megacell.”  The singular storm cell traveled across four states, and there are still reports that it may have produced a single tornado or a family of tornadoes over a stretch [...]

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  • A First Hand Look at the Devastation in Georgia

    A First Hand Look at the Devastation in Georgia

    • 1 May 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    Earlier we told you about Iowa Storm Chasing’s Ben McMillan’s trip to the southern U.S. to assist in efforts to document the widespread destruction caused by the largest tornado outbreak in recorded history.  211 tornadoes struck several states last Wednesday, killing more than 300 people and leaving countless others homeless. [...]

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  • Iowans On the Ground Assisting in Disaster Surveys

    Iowans On the Ground Assisting in Disaster Surveys

    • 1 May 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    This afternoon I received a short update from Iowa Storm Chasing’s Ben McMillan now on the ground in Georgia.  He arrived this morning to begin assisting in efforts to survey all the destruction spread across six states.  More than 300 people died in Wednesday’s tornado outbreak after a record setting [...]

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  • A Helping Hand All The Way From Iowa

    A Helping Hand All The Way From Iowa

    • 30 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    As we’ve written about for several days now, the level of destruction in the southern U.S. is almost unthinkable.  Hundreds of tornadoes left more than 300 dead, thousands injured and countless others homeless.  One way we try and prevent disasters such as this from happening is by gathering as much [...]

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  • The Great 2011 Tornado Outbreak Now Largest On Record as Death Toll Climbs

    The Great 2011 Tornado Outbreak Now Largest On Record as Death Toll Climbs

    • 30 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    As investigators continue to comb through the wreckage, the scope of the disaster is becoming more clear.  At last report, the National Weather Service reports Wednesday’s outbreak included 211 tornadoes, an all-time record for a 24 hour period.  With the death toll approaching 350, it makes this tornado outbreak the [...]

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  • NWS: Tornado Surveys Could Take Days, Even Weeks

    NWS: Tornado Surveys Could Take Days, Even Weeks

    • 29 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

      After one of the largest tornado outbreaks in recorded history, the National Weather Service is trying to determine how strong each tornado was.  Wednesday’s tornado outbreak killed more than 300 across six states, making it one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in US history.  With so much destruction, the [...]

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  • CATASTROPHE: Hundreds Dead After Tornado Outbreak of a Generation

    CATASTROPHE: Hundreds Dead After Tornado Outbreak of a Generation

    • 28 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    Last night many went to bed hearing that dozens had died in a massive tornado outbreak across many states to the south and east of Iowa.  This morning we now know the scope of the devastation is far worse.  More than 270 people were killed and the number is still [...]

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  • Historic Day Could Rival Super Outbreak of 1974

    Historic Day Could Rival Super Outbreak of 1974

    • 28 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak
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    After days of severe weather producing tornadoes over a large portion of the country, it looks like things are beginning to wind down across the southern and eastern portions of the United States.  In the past 24 hours alone, more than 140 tornadoes were reported.  It is likely that number [...]

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