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2019Examining patterns of intended response to tornado warnings among residents of Tennessee, United States, through a latent class analysis approachWalters, Jayme E.; Mason, Lisa Reyes; Ellis, Kelsey N.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.12.007
2019How publics active and passive communicative behaviors affect their tornado responses: An integration of STOPS and SMCCLiu, Brooke Fisher; Xu, Sifan; Lim, JungKyu Rhys; Egnoto, Michaelhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2019.101831
2019Effect of Tornado Outbreaks on Morbidity and Mortality in TexasSwienton, A.; Goldberg, Daniel; Hammond, Tracy; Klein, Andrew; Horney, Jenniferhttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x19001171
2019Cartographic Design for Improved Decision Making: Trade-Offs in Uncertainty Visualization for Tornado ThreatsKlockow-McClain, Kimberly E.; McPherson, Renee A.; Thomas, Rick P.https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2019.1602467
2019Tornado Vortex Signature Recognition Algorithm based on Real-time Weather Radar DataXu, Jia; He, Jianxin; Zeng, Qiangyuhttps://doi.org/10.1109/icmo49322.2019.9026158
2019The New Ecology of Tornado Warning Information: A Natural Experiment Assessing Threat Intensity and Citizen-to-Citizen Information SharingRobinson, Scott E.; Pudlo, Jason M.; Wehde, Wesleyhttps://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13030
2019Tornado damage ratings estimated with cumulative logistic regression Tornado damage ratings estimated with cumulative logistic regressionElsner, James B.; Schroder, Zoehttps://doi.org/10.1175/jamc-d-19-0178.1
2019How Mobile Home Residents Understand and Respond to Tornado WarningsLiu, Brooke Fisher; Egnoto, Michael; Lim, JungKyu Rhyshttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-17-0080.1
2019Historical Analysis of U.S. Tornado Fatalities (1808-2017): Population, Science and Technology Historical Analysis of U.S. Tornado Fatalities (1808-2017): Population, Science and TechnologyAgee, Ernest; Taylor, Lindseyhttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-18-0078.1
2019Cry Wolf Effect? Evaluating the Impact of False Alarms on Public Responses to Tornado Alerts in the Southeastern United StatesLim, JungKyu Rhys; Liu, Brooke Fisher; Egnoto, Michaelhttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-18-0080.1
2019Measuring Tornado Warning Reception, Comprehension, and Response in the United States Measuring Tornado Warning Reception, Comprehension, and Response in the United StatesRipberger, Joseph T.; Krocak, Makenzie J.; Wehde, Wesley W.; Allan, Jinan N.; Silva, Carol; Jenkins-Smith, Hankhttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-19-0015.1
2019The Impact of Hours of Advance Notice on Protective Action in Response to Tornadoes The Impact of Hours of Advance Notice on Protective Action in Response to TornadoesKrocak, Makenzie J.; Ripberger, Joseph T.; Jenkins-Smith, Hank; Silva, Carolhttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-19-0023.1
2019Development of Multi-Parameter Phased Array Weather Radar (MP-PAWR) and Early Detection of Torrential Rainfall and Tornado RiskTakahashi, Nobuhiro; Ushio, Tomoo; Nakagawa, Katsuhiro; Mizutani, Fumihiko; Iwanami, Koyuru; Yamaji, Akihiko; Kawagoe, Takeshi; Osada, Masahiko; Ohta, Takehiro; Kawasaki, Masakihttps://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2019.p0235
2019Automated Forecasting of Waterspouts off the Black Sea Coast of Russia and Its Performance AssessmentKalmykova, O. V.; Shershakov, V. M.; Novitskii, M. A.; Shmerlin, B. Ya.https://doi.org/10.3103/s1068373919110062
2020Field research to application: a study of human response to the 2011, Joplin tornado and its impact on alerts and warnings in the USAKuligowski, Erica D.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-03945-6
2020Thinking outside the polygon: a study of tornado warning perception outside of warning polygon boundsKrocak, Makenzie J.; Ernst, Sean; Allan, Jinan N.; Wehde, Wesley; Ripberger, Joseph T.; Silva, Carol L.; Jenkins-Smith, Hank C.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-03970-5
2020Crisis social media data labeled for storm-related information and toponym usageGrace, Robhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105595
2020People's thresholds of decision-making against a tornado threat using dynamic probabilistic hazard informationMiran, Seyed M.; Ling, Chen; James, Joseph J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101345
2020Tornado warning awareness, information needs and the barriers to protective action of individuals who are blindSherman-Morris, Kathleen; Pechacek, Taylor; Griffin, Darrin J.; Senkbeil, Jasonhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101709
2020Tornado warning: Understanding the National Weather Service's communication strategiesLiu, Brooke Fisher; Seate, Anita Atwell; Iles, Irina; Herovic, Eminahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2019.101879
2020Tornado Disaster Casualties Admitted to a County Hospital in the Jiangsu Province of ChinaDong, Junqiang; Wang, Bing; Deng, Qiangyu; Yu, Wenya; Chen, Haiping; Zhang, Luluhttps://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.86
2020Differentiating Between Tornadic and Nontornadic Supercells Using Polarimetric Radar Signatures of Hydrometeor Size SortingLoeffler, Scott D.; Kumjian, Matthew R.; Jurewicz, Michael; French, Michael M.https://doi.org/10.1029/2020gl088242
2020Evolution of a Tornado and Debris Ball Associated With Super Typhoon Hagibis 2019 Observed by X-Band Phased Array Weather Radar in JapanMorotomi, Kazuomi; Shimamura, Shigeharu; Kobayashi, Fumiaki; Takamura, Tamio; Takano, Toshiaki; Higuchi, Atsushi; Iwashita, Hisato10.1029/2020gl091061
2020Temporal Discounting of Tornado Shelter-Seeking Intentions Amidst Standard and Impact-Based Weather Alerts: A Crowdsourced ExperimentGelino, Brett W.; Reed, Derek D.https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000246
2020Staying safe in a tornado: A qualitative inquiry into public knowledge, access, and response to tornado warnings Staying safe in a tornado: A qualitative inquiry into public knowledge, access, and response to tornado warningsWalters, Jayme E.; Mason, Lisa Reyes; Ellis, Kelsey; Winchester, Betsyhttps://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-19-0090.1
2020A Hazard Multiple: Overlapping Tornado and Flash Flood Warnings in a National Weather Service Forecast Office in the Southeastern United StatesHenderson, Jen; Nielsen, Erik R.; Herman, Gregory R.; Schumacher, Russ S.https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-19-0216.1
2020Severe Weather Forecasts and Public Perceptions: An Analysis of the 2011 Super Outbreak in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Severe Weather Forecasts and Public Perceptions: An Analysis of the 2011 Super Outbreak in Tuscaloosa, AlabamaSanders, Shadya; Adams, Terri; Joseph, Everettehttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-18-0090.1
2020Do We Know Our Own Tornado Season? A Psychological Investigation of Perceived Tornado Likelihood in the Southeast United StatesBroomell, Stephen B.; Wong-Parodi, Gabrielle; Morss, Rebecca E.; Demuth, Julie L.https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-20-0030.1
2020Tornadoes in Romania: from Forecasting and Warning to Understanding Public's Response and ExpectationsAndrei, Simona; Andrei, Meda Daniela; Huştiu, Mihăiţă; Cheval, Sorin; Antonescu, Bogdanhttps://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11090966
2021Machine Learning with Feature Importance Analysis for Tornado Prediction from Environmental Sounding DataCoffer, Brice; Kubacki, Michaela; Wen, Yixin; Zhang, Ting; Barajas, Carlos A.; Gobbert, Matthias K.https://doi.org/10.1002/pamm.202000112
2021Numerical simulation of a violent supercell tornado over Vienna airport initialized and initiated with a cloud modelSpiridonov, Vlado; Ćurić, Mladjen; Velinov, Goran; Jakimovski, Borohttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105758
2021Anticipating Deviant Tornado Motion Using a Simple Hodograph TechniqueNixon, Cameron J.; Allen, John T.https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-20-0056.1
2021Firm Behavior in the Face of Severe Weather: Economic Analysis between Probabilistic and Deterministic WarningsHoward, Seth P.; Klockow-McClain, Kim E.; Boehmer, Alison P.; Simmons, Kevin M.https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-20-0107.1
2021An analysis of tornado warning reception and response across time: leveraging respondent's confidence and a nocturnal tornado climatologyKrocak, Makenzie J.; Allan, Jinan N.; Ripberger, Joseph T.; Silva, Carol L.; Jenkins-Smith, Hank C.https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-20-0207.1
2021Assessment of NWS County Warning Area Tornado Risk, Exposure, and VulnerabilityStrader, Stephen M.; Haberlie, Alex M.; Loitz, Alexandra G.https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-20-0107.1
2021Tornado Warning Guidance and Graphics: Implications of the Inclusion of Protective Action Information on Perceptions and EfficacySutton, Jeannette; Fischer, Laura; Wood, Michele M.https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-21-0097.1
2021Improving Tornado Warning Communication for Deaf and Hard of Hearing AudiencesSenkbeil, Jason C.; Griffin, Darrin J.; Sherman-Morris, Kathleen; Saari, Jennifer; Brothers, Kimberlyhttps://doi.org/10.15191/nwajom.2021.0902
2021Identifying Risk and Resilience Factors Impacting Mental Health among Black and Latinx Adults following Nocturnal Tornadoes in the U.S. SoutheastFirst, Jennifer M.; Ellis, Kelsey; Held, Mary Lehman; Glass, Florencehttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168609
2021Verification and Analysis of Impact-Based Tornado Warnings in the Central Region of the National Weather ServiceObermeier, Holly; Anderson, Mark R.https://doi.org/10.55599/ejssm.v10i1.58
2021Tornadoes Impacting Interstates: Service and Societal ConsiderationsBlair, Scott F.; Lund, Elizabeth P. K.https://doi.org/10.55599/ejssm.v5i4.24
202111-Year Radar-Based Study of Tornadic Thunderstorms over Central OklahomaKuster, Charles M.; Burke, Patrick; Taylor, Andrew A.https://doi.org/10.55599/ejssm.v7i8.44
2022Double trouble: Examining public protective decision-making during concurrent tornado and flash flood threats in the U.S. SoutheastFirst, Jennifer M.; Ellis, Kelsey; Strader, Stephenhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103297
2022Rethinking Warning Compliance and Complacency by Examining How People Manage Risk and Vulnerability during Real-World Tornado ThreatsDemuth, Julie L.; Vickery, Jamie; Lazrus, Heather; Henderson, Jen; Morss, Rebecca E.; Ash, Kevin D.https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-21-0072.1
2022How Close is Close Enough? A Discussion of the Distances Relevant to Personalizing Tornado RiskSherman-Morris, Kathleen; Senkbeil, Jason C.; Vaughn, Colehttps://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-21-0142.1
2022Tornado Radar Images and Path Directions: An Assessment of Public Knowledge in the Southeastern United StatesSenkbeil, Jason C.; Sherman-Morris, Kathleen; Skeeter, Walker; Vaughn, Colehttps://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-21-0204.1
2022Scan-by-Scan Storm-Motion Deviations for Concurrent Tornadic and Nontornadic SupercellsBunkers, Matthew J.; Wilson, Matthew B.; Van Den Broeke, Matthew S.; Healey, Devon J.https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-21-0153.1
2022WSR-88D Sidelobe Contamination: From a Conceptual Model to Diagnostic Strategies for Improving NWS Warning PerformanceBoettcher, Jami B.; Bentley, Evan S.https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-21-0155.1
2022Quantification of QLCS Tornadogenesis, Associated Characteristics, and Environments across a Large SampleGoodnight, James S.; Chehak, Devin A.; Trapp, Robert J.https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-22-0016.1
2022To Warn or Not to Warn: Factors Influencing National Weather Service Warning Meteorologists' Tornado Warning DecisionsKim, Jiyoun; Seate, Anita Atwell; Liu, Brooke F.; Hawblitzel, Daniel; Funk, Theodorehttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-20-0115.1
2022Business Behavior in the Face of Severe Weather: Studying the Effects of Deterministic and Probabilistic Warning SystemsHoward, Seth P.; Boehmer, Alison P.; Simmons, Kevin M.; Klockow-Mcclain, Kim E.https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-21-0029.1
2022Examination of Diffusion Patterns of Tornado Warning Using an Agent-Based Model and SimulationLiang, Daan; Cong, Zhen; Cao, Guofenghttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-21-0089.1
2022Communicating Uncertainty Information in a Dynamic Decision EnvironmentGulacsik, Gala; Joslyn, Susan L.; Robinson, John; Qin, Chaohttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-21-0186.1
2022Do You See What I See? How Media Choice and Visual Tornado Cues Influence Individual Storm PreparationArmstrong, Cory L.; Usery, Anna Gracehttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-22-0017.1
2022Revisiting U.S. Nocturnal Tornado Vulnerability and Its Influence on Tornado ImpactsStrader, Stephen M.; Ashley, Walker S.; Haberlie, Alex M.; Kaminski, Kristiehttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-22-0020.1
2022The Influence of Demographic and Place Variables on Personalized Tornado Risk AreaSherman-Morris, Kathleen; Vaughn, Cole; Senkbeil, Jason C.; Wooten, Stephenhttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-22-0073.1
2022ADASYN-LOF Algorithm for Imbalanced Tornado SamplesQing, Zhipeng; Zeng, Qiangyu; Wang, Hao; Liu, Yin; Xiong, Taisong; Zhang, Shihaohttps://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13040544
2022Application of Random Forest Algorithm on Tornado DetectionZeng, Qiangyu; Qing, Zhipeng; Zhu, Ming; Zhang, Fugui; Wang, Hao; Liu, Yin; Shi, Zhao; Yu, Qiuhttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs14194909
2023Examining Factors Influencing Protective Actions Among Persons with Disabilities During the December 10-11, 2021, Tornado Outbreak in the United StatesFirst, Jennifer M.; Lee, Sangwonhttps://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2023.150
2023Impact of the Streamwise Vorticity Current on Low-Level Mesocyclone Development in a Simulated SupercellFinley, Catherine A.; Elmore, Michelle; Orf, Leigh; Lee, Bruce D.https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gl100005
2023The Impact of Probabilistic Tornado Warnings on Risk Perceptions and ResponsesQin, Chao; Joslyn, Susan; Savelli, Sonia; Demuth, Julie; Morss, Rebecca; Ash, Kevinhttps://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000486
2023An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Protective Action Decision-Related Travel during Tornado WarningsHatzis, Joshua J.; Kim, Jooho; Klockow-McClain, Kim E.https://doi.org/10.1061/nhrefo.nheng-1783
2023The 2021 Hazardous Weather Testbed Experimental Warning Program Radar Convective Applications Experiment: A Forecaster Evaluation of the Tornado Probability Algorithm and the New Mesocyclone Detection AlgorithmSandmæl, Thea N.; Smith, Brandon R.; Madden, Jonathan G.; Monroe, Justin W.; Hyland, Patrick T.; Schenkel, Benjamin A.; Meyer, Tiffany C.https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-23-0042.1
2023You Have to Send the Right Message: Examining the Influence of Protective Action Guidance on Message Perception Outcomes across Prior Hazard Warning Experience to Three HazardsFischer, Laura; Huntsman, David; Orton, Ginger; Sutton, Jeannettehttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-22-0092.1
2023A Spatial Analysis of Decisions Made in Response to Simulated Tornado Warnings in the United StatesDeWinter-Maciag, Taylor A.; McPherson, Renee A.https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-22-0133.1
2023Lives Saved versus Time Lost: Direct Societal Benefits of Probabilistic Tornado WarningsUgarov, Alexanderhttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-22-0139.1
2023Combining Probabilistic Hazard Information Forecast Graphics with Wireless Emergency Alert Messages: An Exploratory, Qualitative StudyBean, Hamilton; Takenouchi, Kensuke; Cruz, Ana Mariahttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-22-0140.1
2023The Climatology, Vulnerability, and Public Perceptions Associated with Overlapping Tornado and Flash Flood Warnings in a Portion of the Southeast United StatesEllis, Kelsey N.; First, Jennifer M.; Strader, Stephen M.; Grondin, Nicholas S.; Burow, Daniel; Medley, Zacharyhttps://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-23-0018.1
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