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171 st Safety Days May 22 2014

171 st Safety Days May 22 2014. Fred McMullen Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service Pittsburgh, PA. Good Friday EF4 Tornado – April 22, 2011 Strongest Tornado in St. Louis County in 44 Years. No Fatalities!.

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171 st Safety Days May 22 2014

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  1. 171st Safety DaysMay 22 2014 Fred McMullen Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service Pittsburgh, PA

  2. Good Friday EF4 Tornado – April 22, 2011Strongest Tornado in St. Louis County in 44 Years. No Fatalities!

  3. WFO Springfield issued tornado warning 24 minutes prior to touchdown in Joplin Public reports of sirens for at least 20 minutes Joplin, Missouri EF5 Tornado – May 22, 2011 Tornado Warning (red polygon) Approximate tornado track (black line)

  4. Joplin, Missouri Neighborhood: Before / After Lower chance of survival from an EF5 outside of a safe room or underground shelter.

  5. Joplin, Missouri “Big Box” Store: Before / After Open span roofing and poured concrete walls prove to be deadly “shelter” options.

  6. Joplin, MO Tornado

  7. 5:43 PM CDT Debris to 18,000 ft

  8. Indianapolis, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse Saturday, August 13, 2011 • Watches and Warnings in Effect • Not a tornado, 7 fatalities • Gust front ahead of storm • Winds 40-60 mph

  9. Lightning

  10. Lightning Hits Close to Home A 60 year old man was killed in Zanesville, OH when he was struck by lightning while fixing an antenna that was damaged during the June 29thDerecho.

  11. Friends of Coal Bowl - 2011

  12. Lightning Myths FALSE Lightning never strikes the same place twice. Rubber tires on a car protect you from lightning. Lightning is attracted to metal. Dugouts are completely safe.

  13. Flash Flooding

  14. Pittsburgh Precipitation

  15. Pittsburgh Snowfall

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