Severe Weather Information and Links

Oklahoma and North Texas are in the region of the United States commonly known as "Tornado Alley." These links will give you information about severe weather and tornadoes.

Severe Weather Awareness Week
• News Releases for Oklahoma Severe Weather Awareness Week - February 26 - March 3, 2006
• News Releases for Texas Severe Weather Awareness Week - February 26 - March 4, 2006
• Severe Weather Safety Tips
• National Weather Service Severe Weather Awareness Web Page

Other NWS Norman Severe Weather Links
• Information about severe weather spotter groups is on the SKYWARN page.
• How to obtain severe weather information using EMWIN.
• How to receive severe weather warnings and statements via NOAA Weather Radio.
• Submit severe storm reports.
• Also, look for tornado and severe weather statistics through the Historical Weather page.

Severe Weather Guides and Glossaries
• An illustrated severe weather safety guide
• Severe weather spotter guide
• Severe weather spotter glossary
• Highway Overpasses as Tornado Shelters: Fallout From the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma/Kansas Violent Tornado Outbreak

Severe Weather/Disaster Preparedness
• Preparedness web page via the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) web site (contains information on all types of natural disasters including severe storms and tornadoes).
• Mitigation web page via the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) web site
• Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room Inside Your House from FEMA
• Create a Disaster Plan from the American Red Cross
• Disaster Preparedness materials from DisasterRelief.org

Severe Weather Historical Information
• The First Tornado Forecast (Tinker AFB, March 25, 1947)
• Historic description from Colonel Miller (March 20-25, 1947)
• Synopsis of the Historic Forecast
• Frequently Asked Questions about Tornadoes
• Fast Facts About Tornadoes
• Forecasting Tornadoes Today