Explicating experience: Development of a valid scale of past hazard experience for tornadoes
JL Demuth - Risk analysis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
People's past experiences with a hazard theoretically influence how they approach future
risks. Yet, past hazard experience has been conceptualized and measured in wide‐ranging …
risks. Yet, past hazard experience has been conceptualized and measured in wide‐ranging …
Perceptions and expected immediate reactions to tornado warning polygons
To provide people with more specific information about tornado threats, the National
Weather Service has replaced its county-wide warnings with smaller warning polygons that …
Weather Service has replaced its county-wide warnings with smaller warning polygons that …
Mobile home resident evacuation vulnerability and emergency medical service access during tornado events in the southeast United States
Tornado mortality is greatest in the Southeast United States (US) due to an elevated tornado
risk, a larger total developed land area, and a greater number of mobile and manufactured …
risk, a larger total developed land area, and a greater number of mobile and manufactured …
Tornado folk science in Alabama and Mississippi in the 27 April 2011 tornado outbreak
KE Klockow, RA Peppler, RA McPherson - GeoJournal, 2014 - Springer
In this paper, we collect, categorize, and discuss the existence of numerous ways of knowing
about tornado threat that largely differ from the perspective taken by the meteorological …
about tornado threat that largely differ from the perspective taken by the meteorological …
Facebook and Twitter, communication and shelter, and the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado
This paper represents one of the first attempts to analyse the many ways in which Facebook
and Twitter were used during a tornado disaster. Comparisons between five randomly …
and Twitter were used during a tornado disaster. Comparisons between five randomly …
Measuring tornado warning reception, comprehension, and response in the United States
Social criteria are important to achieving the mission of the National Weather Service.
Accordingly, researchers and administrators at the NWS increasingly recognize a need to …
Accordingly, researchers and administrators at the NWS increasingly recognize a need to …
Media disaster reporting effects on public risk perception and response to escalating tornado warnings: A natural experiment
Previous research has evaluated public risk perception and response to a natural hazards in
various settings; however, most of these studies were conducted either with a single …
various settings; however, most of these studies were conducted either with a single …
Staying safe in a tornado: A qualitative inquiry into public knowledge, access, and response to tornado warnings
Tornadoes in the southeastern United States continue to cause substantial injury, death, and
destruction. The present study seeks to 1) understand inadequate warning access, less …
destruction. The present study seeks to 1) understand inadequate warning access, less …
Predictors of compliance with tornado warnings issued in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011
Joplin, a city in the southwest corner of Missouri, United States, suffered an EF‐5 tornado in
the late afternoon of 22 May 2011. This event, which claimed the lives of 162 people …
the late afternoon of 22 May 2011. This event, which claimed the lives of 162 people …
Factors influencing people's decision-making during three consecutive tornado events
Abstract On May 19th, 20th, and 31st 2013, three tornadoes with different intensities struck
the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. A set of survey data was collected from residents in …
the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. A set of survey data was collected from residents in …