Articles/Journals Regarding Severe Weather Safety

[Connor McCrorey]

I'm looking for published sources online regarding severe weather safety and behavior. I know there has been quite a bit recently centered around the way people acted in Joplin and in Tuscaloosa/Birmingham, but I just can't seem to find any of those I've seen before. I'd really like a bit of help locating sources that discuss:

• Indifference to tornado warnings
• Misunderstanding the purpose of tornado sirens (people don't get weather radios because they don't realize sirens are for outdoor warning, not indoor)
• Tendency to try to see/and film storms rather than take shelter
• "Too much leadtime" studies

If anyone could point me to something like this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[rdale]

The main journal for that is Weather & Society from AMS, you'll find tidbits in many other EM/disaster related bulletins.

 

[Connor McCrorey]

The main journal for that is Weather & Society from AMS, you'll find tidbits in many other EM/disaster related bulletins.

I actually stumbled across that right about the time I read this post. That should be all I need, thank for the tip!

 

[Sean Mullen]

I actually stumbled across that right about the time I read this post. That should be all I need, thank for the tip!

You might find this useful as well, if you haven't seen it already:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/assessments/pdfs/Joplin_tornado.pdf

 

[William Monfredo]

Here's one when the Siren didn't go off in Siren, WI for the F-3 storm there:
http://www.nwas.org/digest/papers/2003/Vol27No1/Pg59-Monfredo.pdf . Enjoy.