Thirty to Forty Tornadoes Strikes Five Southern States

(11/02/08)

• Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee Impacted • 54 Dead • The peak tornado season is late winter through midsummer,…. • But tornadoes can happen any time of the year when the atmospheric conditions are right. • This tornado outbreak could be a consequence of La Nina, the cooling of the Pacific Ocean, which can cause changes in weather patterns around they world. • The people had ample warning to get out of harm’s way and take cover, … • But some of the warning sirens did not work.    Click here to download a PowerPoint Presentation with more details on this Event