The National Weather Service is adopting a more aggressive approach to warning people about tornadoes because many people don’t take the warnings seriously. Instead of heading for cover when a strong warning comes out, people tend to walk outside, look up at the sky and post to Facebook.
CONTENT TEAM MANAGER: Carlene Cox
REGIONAL EDITOR: Dale Brendel
PAPERS THEY SERVE: Hamburg Reporter, Nebraska City, Syracuse Journal Democrat, The Examiner, Neosho Daily News, Maryville Daily Forum, Greenfield Vedette, Carthage Press, Aurora Advertiser, Wellington Daily News, The El Dorado Times, The McPherson Sentinel, The Newton Kansan, Morning Sun, Leavenworth Times, Andover American, Augusta Daily Gazette
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project details how the emergency warning system is changing, and is paired with a first-person account from a tornado chaser and an alternative story on building a safe shelter.
The National Weather Service is adopting a more aggressive approach to warning people about tornadoes because many people don’t take the warnings seriously. Instead of heading for cover when a strong warning comes out, people tend to walk outside, look up at the sky and post to Facebook.
CONTENT TEAM MANAGER: Carlene Cox
REGIONAL EDITOR: Dale Brendel
PAPERS THEY SERVE: Hamburg Reporter, Nebraska City, Syracuse Journal Democrat, The Examiner, Neosho Daily News, Maryville Daily Forum, Greenfield Vedette, Carthage Press, Aurora Advertiser, Wellington Daily News, The El Dorado Times, The McPherson Sentinel, The Newton Kansan, Morning Sun, Leavenworth Times, Andover American, Augusta Daily Gazette
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project details how the emergency warning system is changing, and is paired with a first-person account from a tornado chaser and an alternative story on building a safe shelter.
