Hawaii and Guam Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads Eastward; Heavy Snow for Sierra-Nevada; Severe Weather for the Plains

A very active spring pattern with tropical concerns across the Pacific. Heavy rainfall will continue to impact Hawaii this weekend. Meanwhile we continue to monitor a developing typhoon that may affect Guam into early next week. For the Lower 48, heavy snow for mountains of California this weekend, increase threat for severe thunderstorms next week for the Plains and record warmth spreads east. Read More >

Table of Contents

   1. Introduction……………………………………………………………..........
   2. Tornado datasets……………………………………………………............
   3. Geographic data…………………………………………………….............
         a. Population……………………………………………………................
         b. Agricultural and livestock……………………………………...............
   4. Tornado warning archive…………………………………………...............       5. Tornado events in the North Platte CWFA………………………….........
         a. Tornadoes by month…………………………………………..............
         b. Time occurrences and peaks………………………………...............
         c. Tornadoes by county…………………………………………..............
         d. Tornado path lengths and width……………………………...............
         e. Injuries and deaths…………………………………………….............
         f. Tornado size and strength……………………………………..............
   6. Tornado warning information and distribution……………………….........
         a. NOAA Weather Radio…………………………………………............
         b. World Wide Web………………………………………………............
         c. Television and radio……………………………………………............
   7. Preparedness………………………………………………………….........
   8. Summary………………………………………………………………….....
   9. Acknowledgements…………………………………………………….......
10. References………………………………………………………………......

Appendices:

      A.   Hourly tornado time plots
      B.   Tornado F-scale plots
      C.   Tornado Top 5
      D.   Fugita tornado damage scale

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