SPURIOUS TORNADO PHOTOGRAPHS

Aerial Photographs of a Tornado Path in Nebraska

11 ................. During the afternoon and evening of hlIay 5, 1964, a series of devastating tornadoes swept across eastern Nebraska. A portion of the damage path of one of the tornadoes was photographed the next day by Park Aerial Surveys, Im., Louisville, Ky. This tornado, one of four that occurred during the afternnoon and evening in Nebraska, was in contact with the ground for approsiina...

Spurious Hyperleukocytosis

Hyperleukocytosis is an oncological emergency but is extremely rare in non-malignant conditions. Nucleated RBCs give rise to spuriously high total leucocyte count and cause clinical dilemma. Thalassemia major patients are known to have leucocytosis even after correction for nucleated RBCs. We report a case of undiagnosed Thalassemia major in a 4 month old infant with total leucocyte count highe...

Tornado Warnings and Tornado Fatalities : The Case of May 22 , 2011 Tornado in Joplin , Missouri

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Tornado Forecasting: A Review

Present-day operational tornado forecasting can be thought of in two parts: anticipation of tornadic potential in the storm environment, and recognition of tornadic storms once they develop. The former is a forecasting issue, while the latter is associated with warnings (or so-called nowcasting). This paper focuses on the forecasting aspect of tornadoes1, by dealing primarily with the relations...