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"All you Can do is Pray" The Tuscaloosa EF4 Tornado

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The Philadelphia, MS EF5 - 2011 Super Outbreak

Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer; Under Section 107 of the Copyight Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair Use is a use permitted by coyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. This podcast was made for educational purposes, and is transformative in nature. Works Cited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Philadelphia,_Mississippi_tornado [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Philadelphia,_Mississippi_tornado] https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/ [https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/] https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=309257 [https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=309257] https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=309257 [https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=309257] https://web.archive.org/web/20130320054100 [https://web.archive.org/web/20130320054100/http://www.nwas.org/committees/professionaldevelopment/NWAPD-2012-029_Carpenter_et_al.pdf] http://www.nwas.org/committees/professionaldevelopment/NWAPD-2012-029_Carpenter_et_al.pdf [https://web.archive.org/web/20130320054100/http://www.nwas.org/committees/professionaldevelopment/NWAPD-2012-029_Carpenter_et_al.pdf] https://www.weather.gov/jan/2011_04_25_27_svr [https://www.weather.gov/jan/2011_04_25_27_svr] https://www.weather.gov/jan/2011_04_25_27_neshoba_kemper_winston_noxubee [https://www.weather.gov/jan/2011_04_25_27_neshoba_kemper_winston_noxubee] https://data.hattiesburgamerican.com/tornado-archive/mississippi/309257/ [https://data.hattiesburgamerican.com/tornado-archive/mississippi/309257/] https://www.mafes.msstate.edu/publications/bulletins/b1198.pdf [https://www.mafes.msstate.edu/publications/bulletins/b1198.pdf]

The 2011 Super Outbreak

April, 2011 saw one of the deadliest outbreaks in United States history with 350 tornado touchdowns, over 350 fatalities, and a further 2,000 injuries. This would only mark the beginning of a violent year in sever weather, and today Kay takes us through The 2011 Super Outbreak. Works Cited https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc65NClkXPA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc65NClkXPA] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xIJyuLLZ5E&list=PLnjboQ2ku8GCBVBnsDvs6kvP_v8aNgNd_&index=35&t=1079s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xIJyuLLZ5E&list=PLnjboQ2ku8GCBVBnsDvs6kvP_v8aNgNd_&index=35&t=1079s] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273920080_Meteorological_Overview_of_the_Devastating_27_April_2011_Tornado_Outbreak [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273920080_Meteorological_Overview_of_the_Devastating_27_April_2011_Tornado_Outbreak] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Super_Outbreak [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Super_Outbreak] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2011/day1otlk_20110428_0100.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2011/day1otlk_20110428_0100.html] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2011/day1otlk_20110427_2000.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2011/day1otlk_20110427_2000.html] https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_04272011 [https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_04272011] https://www.weather.gov/gsp/EpicOutbreak [https://www.weather.gov/gsp/EpicOutbreak] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/day4-8/archive/2011/day4-8_20110424.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/exper/day4-8/archive/2011/day4-8_20110424.html] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2011/ww0230.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2011/ww0230.html] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2011/ww0235.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2011/ww0235.html] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2011/ww0235.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2011/ww0235.html] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2011/ww0225.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/2011/ww0225.html] https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_04272011 [https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_04272011] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/110427_rpts.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/110427_rpts.html] https://www.weather.gov/jan/2011_04_25_27_svr [https://www.weather.gov/jan/2011_04_25_27_svr]

Welcome to Rough Skies Ahead

Welcome to Rough Skies Ahead! Our host Kay is a Certified Interpretive Guide who specializes in teaching about the natural world-including severe weather. If you think tornadoes are cool hurricanes are interesting, and blizzards are fun, this is the podcast for you! Listen to the latest episode anytime.

Tornadoes

A deep dive into all things tornadoes; Kay takes you on an adventure teaching you everything you might need to know about tornadoes, how they form, and most importantly how to stay safe in one. Sources: https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/ [https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/] https://www.weather.gov/ilx/swop-springtopics [https://www.weather.gov/ilx/swop-springtopics] https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/thunderstorm_stuff/Thunderstorms/thunderstorms.htm#:~:text=There%20are%20many%20lift%20mechanisms,%2C%20vorticity%2C%20and%20jet%20streak [https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/thunderstorm_stuff/Thunderstorms/thunderstorms.htm#:~:text=There%20are%20many%20lift%20mechanisms,%2C%20vorticity%2C%20and%20jet%20streak]. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/tornadoes/how-are-tornadoes-formed [https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/tornadoes/how-are-tornadoes-formed] https://www.spc.noaa.gov/efscale/ef-scale.html [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/efscale/ef-scale.html] https://www.weather.gov/mfl/saffirsimpson [https://www.weather.gov/mfl/saffirsimpson#:~:text=The%20Saffir%2DSimpson%20Hurricane%20Wind,loss%20of%20life%20and%20damage] https://wxbrad.com/the-ef-scale-explained/ [https://wxbrad.com/the-ef-scale-explained/] https://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/magazine/tornado_forecasting/#intro [https://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/magazine/tornado_forecasting/#intro]