STORM2K

An interesting fact that I have found there is one city that has had 2 tornado emergencies issued for it.... can anyone guess what it is???

Oklahoma City?

I live in Oklahoma and I have no idea what a tornado emergency is?????????

Is it Greensburg, KS?

Dundee, MI

Huntsville AL?

Nope none of these are correct...

Springfield, MO (3/12/06, 1/7/08) and Yazoo City, MS (12/9/08, 4/24/10) are two from the Wikipedia list, but it's an incomplete list. Moore, OK (Oklahoma City) also has had at least two - the original tornado emergency on May 3, 1999, and again when an F4 went on nearly the exact same path on May 8, 2003. I don't think they had any for the 2010 outbreak, but I'm not entirely sure.

ok I did not know about the Springfield, MO one I just knew about Yazoo City

Yes, Springfield, MO has been in two tornado emergencies.

Peanut432 wrote:I live in Oklahoma and I have no idea what a tornado emergency is?????????

I just realized this post has slipped by without an answer.

A tornado emergency is a statement from the NWS that a significant population is threatened by a tornado. There's no set criteria for a tornado emergency, so it's up to the discretion of the issuing office as to what constitutes a tornado emergency (some offices do a better job than others in determining what makes the grade). Things like number of people, size of tornado, and time of day could be considered in this decision.

OKC Metro has seen 2 as well.