OVER 100 TORNADOES DEVASTATE MIDWESTERN STATES: KANSAS, NEBRASKA, IOWA, AND OKLAHOMA Saturday, April 14 - Sunday, 15, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance.

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OVER 100 TORNADOES DEVASTATE MIDWESTERN STATES: KANSAS, NEBRASKA, IOWA, AND OKLAHOMA Saturday, April 14 - Sunday, 15, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

MAP OF THE USA’s “TORNADO ALLEY”

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PREDICTED TORNADO OUTBREAK: APRIL 13

120 TORNADOES ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH  The Storm Center in Norman, Oklahoma logged 120 storms on Saturday, with 98 of then in Kansas  5 deaths in Woodward, OK, mainly due to siren malfunction

PHYSICAL IMPACTS Lightning, hail, and heavy rain accompanied the storm system that spawned the tornadoes

SOCIETAL IMPACTS 2-day losses in Kansas alone could reach $283 million Wide-spread power outages, mobile home communities damaged, hospital in Iowa, McConnell Air Force Base, and Boeing plant damaged, 12 counties in Oklahoma declared disaster areas.

SALINA, KANSAS: APRIL 14, 2012

SOLOMON, KANSAS: APRIL 14, 2012

NO DEATHS, BUT 75 % OF THURMAN, IOWA DAMAGED: APRIL 14, 2012

THURMAN, IOWA: AM. RED CROSS SURVEYS DAMAGE; APRIL 15, 2012

OKLAHOMA GOV. MARY FALLIN, DECLARES STATE OF DISASTER: APRIL 15, 2012

WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA: APRIL 15, 2012

IMMEDIATE RESPONSE Cots, food, water, medical supplies, and hygiene supplies were rushed to impacted areas in each state.

THE THREAD MOVES TOWARDS MINNESOTA Sunday, April 15 – Monday, April 16

TORNADO FORECAST: APRIL 15-16, 2012