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How Mobile Home Residents Understand and Respond to Tornado Warnings

Published:2019-05-21 Issue:3 Volume:11 Page:521-534
ISSN:1948-8327
Container-title:Weather, Climate, and Society
language:en
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Author:

Liu Brooke Fisher¹,Egnoto Michael²,Lim JungKyu Rhys¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, Maryland

2. National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, Maryland

Abstract

Abstract Mobile home residents experience higher fatality rates from tornadoes than “fixed home” residents. Yet, research on how mobile home residents understand and respond to tornado warnings is lacking. Such research can help meteorologists and their partners better communicate tornado risk. We conducted four surveys with residents of the southeastern United States. This region has the highest concentration of tornado fatalities and killer tornadoes, in part because of the high density of mobile homes. Findings reveal that today’s tornado warning system inadequately prepares mobile home residents to respond safely to tornadoes. The study offers recommendations for how to improve tornado communication for mobile and fixed home residents.

Funder

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Publisher

American Meteorological Society

Subject

Atmospheric Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Global and Planetary Change

Link

http://journals.ametsoc.org/wcas/article-pdf/11/3/521/4879140/wcas-d-17-0080_1.pdf

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