TORNADO OF APRIL 5, 1917, AT TAMPA, FLA

Mortality from a tornado outbreak, Alabama, April 27, 2011.

OBJECTIVES We describe the demographics of the decedents from the tornado outbreak in Alabama on April 27, 2011; examine the circumstances of death surrounding these fatalities; and identify measures to prevent future tornado-related fatalities. METHODS We collected information about the decedents from death certificates, disaster-related mortality surveillance, and interview data collected b...

Pneumonia cases following an EF-5 tornado.

BACKGROUND Infections following a natural disaster such as an EF-5 tornado can be atypical and difficult to treat. Studies have looked at illness following several natural disasters, but few have studied respiratory illness following a tornado. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of patients with pneumonia admitted during the period from May 22, 2009, through May 21, 2012, was completed. The Torna...

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolates at a Cancer Center: A 5-year Experience at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida

The effects of the April 2011 tornado outbreak on personal preparedness in Jefferson County, Alabama.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a tornado disaster on the personal preparedness of local residents to determine (1) to what extent the tornado outbreak experience had altered preparedness awareness, willingness to act, and levels of personal preparedness of residents as measured by possession of a preparedness kit; and (2) what effect this experience had on the...

Minimum Flows for the Tampa Bypass Canal, Tampa, Florida

Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of flood control in the Hillsborough River basin. This included excavating the bed and banks of Six Mile Creek/Palm River, as well as substantial parts of the floodplain, leaving no instream or riparian habitats intact and greatly expanding the width, depth, and volume of the native drainage. The Southwest Florida Water Management District has made two at...