Rare December Tornado Outbreak Was a 'Worst-Case Scenario'

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December 13, 2021

Weather Rare December Tornado Outbreak Was a 'Worst-Case Scenario' The deadly storms are likely to be the 19th billion-dollar disaster to hit the U.S. in 2021 By Thomas Frank,E&E News

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Weather Why the Southern U.S. Is Prone to December Tornadoes The ingredients that come together to produce such storms make nighttime tornadoes more common in the region By Alisa Hass,Kelsey Ellis,The Conversation US

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FROM THE STORE Scientific American Space & Physics, Volume 4, Issue 6

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Migrating Tornadoes Bring Heightened Danger to the Southeast Social vulnerabilities in the region, such as the prevalence of mobile homes, highlight the need for educating residents about storm risks By Thomas Frank,E&E News | September 2020

QUOTE OF THE DAY "At this magnitude, I don't think we have ever seen one this late in the year...The severity and the amount of time this tornado or these tornadoes spent on the ground is unprecedented." Deanne Criswell, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator via CNN

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