TORNADO OUTBREAK IN MIDWESTERN USA STATES An Unusual Occurrence for November 17, 2013 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia,

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TORNADO OUTBREAK IN MIDWESTERN USA STATES An Unusual Occurrence for November 17, 2013 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

MAP OF THE USA’s “TORNADO ALLEY”

LATE SEASON TORNADOES RIP THROUGH MIDWESTERN USA Homes, trailer parks, shopping malls, churches, hospitals, and sports stadiums were damaged and/or destroyed by high winds as tornadoes touched down in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana

APPROACHING TORNADO INTERRUPTS FOOTBALL GAME

WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS

AFTER AN EF-4 TORNADO: NEW WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS

OVERTURNED CAR

HEAVY DESTRUCTION BUT FEW DEATHS (4) DUE TO ACCURATE WEATHER FORECASTS, NOT THE ACTUAL WARNING TIME, WHICH AS USUAL WAS SHORT

ANOTHER EF-4 TORNADO IN INDIANA: MARCH 2, 2007

EF-4 TORNADOES HAVE WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 277 KPH (166 MPH)

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