READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 VOL 2 ISSUE 3 OCTOBER 2014 | Page 65

Best practices for improved
warning processes continue to
be examined after last year's
rash of tornadoes. The National
Weather Service released a
report providing guidance to
weather forecasting offices
(WFOs) across the country on
lessons learned from the
tornadoes that hit Oklahoma in
May 2013. The tornado that
struck Moore, Okla., on May 20,
2013, is estimated to have
caused $2 billion in damage.
The El Reno, Okla., tornado of
May 31, 2013, is believed to be
the widest tornado ever recorded
with a base of more than two
and a half miles wide and wind
speeds estimated to have
reached 300 miles per hour.
Among the many findings of the
report was the need for better
communication to the general
public about multiple threats
happening at the same time,
such as both tornadoes and flash
flooding. Another finding was
the need for greater coordination
amongst Integrated Warning
Teams, usually consisting of
emergency response agencies,
government agencies,