Risk of tornado-related death and injury in Oklahoma, May 3, 1999.

University of Oklahoma Graduate College the Impact of Single- and Multi-moment Microphysics on Numerical Simulations of Supercells and Tornadoes of the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty

Deaths in the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma City Tornado from a Historical Perspective

The 3 May 1999 Oklahoma City tornado was the deadliest in the United States in over 20 years, with 36 direct fatalities. To understand how this event fits into the historical context, the record of tornado deaths in the United States has been examined. Almost 20 000 deaths have been reported associated with more than 3600 tornadoes in the United States since 1680. A cursory examination of the r...

Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Horizontal Convective Rolls and Their Potential Impact on 03 May 1999

A three-dimensional, high-resolution model is employed to investigate the conditions prior to the 03 May 1999 tornado outbreak in order to ascertain if conditions were favorable for the formation of horizontal convective rolls. Horizontal convective rolls (HCRs) are an overlooked meteorological phenomena that may have significant implications on storm initiations in environments from which they...

Impact of a tornado on a community hospital.

A significant tornado passed through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area on May 3,1999. This study was undertaken at St Michael Hospital (Oklahoma City, Okla) to describe the impact on a community hospital's emergency department close to the tornado strike zone. Cases were defined as patients receiving diagnostic procedures, care, and interventions at the study hospital's emergency department f...

Investigation and Identification of Human Factors Related to Traffic Accidents leading to injury or Death in Yazd City

Introduction: Traffic accidents are a major problem in the field of transportation in Iran. To address this problem, detailed studies are needed especially over the impact of human risk factors. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and recognizing the human characteristics associated with the occurrence of traffic accidents resulting in injury or death in the c...