Number 34, June 2002

Research Highlight

The June 2002 edition of Weather and Forecasting, vol. 17, n.3 is devoted to a review of the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma-Kansas tornado and its impacts. Articles that may be of particular interest to WeatherZine readers include:

• Tornado-Related Deaths and Injuries in Oklahoma due to the 3 May 1999 Tornadoes.
• Deaths in the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma City Tornado from a Historical Perspective.
• Storm Prediction Center Forecasting Issues Related to the 3 May 1999 Tornado Outbreak.
• Warning Decision Making: The Relative Roles of Conceptual Models, Technology, Strategy, and Forecaster Expertise on 3 May 1999.
• OK-FIRST: An Example of Successful Collaboration between the Meteorological and Emergency Response Communities on 3 May 1999.
• Response to Warnings during the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma City Tornado: Reasons and Relative Injury Rates.
• Tornado Damage Survey at Moore, Oklahoma.
• Engineering Observations of 3 May 1999 Oklahoma Tornado Damage.
• Lessons Learned from the Damage Produced by the Tornadoes of 3 May 1999.
• Taking Shelter: Estimating the Safety Benefits of Tornado Safe Rooms.
  
• After the Storm: Building a Safe Shelter for the School Children of Mulhall, Oklahoma.