Bolivar and Polk County
Think Bolivar has never been hit by a tornado? Think that the "lay of the land" protects Bolivar? Not true. Bolivar has been struck in the past, and it can happen again.
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[Severe Weather - Bolivar, 1929)As detailed in this Monthly Weather Review article of April 25, 1929, p. 166: 6 p.m., "Great havoc in Bolivar; many injured, some seriously. Path 24 miles long." The estimated width of the tornado was 100-300 yards.
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Tri-State Tornado - March 18, 1925
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1925 TornadoNational Weather Service, Paducah, KY, Weather Forecast Office
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The Great Tri-state TornadoAmerican Heritage, May/June 2000, v.51, no.3
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SCIENTISTS RE-VISIT THE TRI-STATE TORNADONSSL NEWS - News from the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Posted in Talks and Articles on May 16, 2013 by Susan Cobb
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Tri-State Tornado - March 18, 1925 - Weather Channel SegmentA Weather Channel video about the 1925 Tri-State Tornado
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Tri-State Tornado: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, March 1925A July 30, 2007 Popular Mechanics web article by John Galvin
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[Tri-State Tornado]Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 19 March 1925. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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The Tri-State Tornado by Call Number: SBU BOL Book 551.553 F335ISBN: 0595311881Publication Date: 2004-07-01
1974 Tornado Outbreak
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1974 Xenia,Ohio Killer TornadoesInternet Archive, uploaded byJonas Grumby
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NOAA and the 1974 Tornado OutbreakA NOAA resource
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Revisiting the 3–4 April 1974 Super Outbreak of TornadoesJason J. Levit, et al. Weather & Forecasting 25.2 (2010): 465-510.
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The Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974A National Weather Service resource
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Super Outbreak '74 Weather ChannelYouTube playlist re: 1974 tornado outbreak
Tornado Resources
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Chase Day: An Image Site for Tornado ChasersAn image website by storm chaser Gene Moore
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Enhanced Fujita ScaleA National Weather Service, Norman, Okla. resource, this contains a chart that shows damage indicators
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Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale)A NOAA Storm Prediction Center resource
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Enhanced Fujita Tornado ScaleA NOAA Storm Prediction Center resource
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Foundations in Homeland Security: Fujita ScaleA Northern Illinois University tornado simulation
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Fujita Tornado Damage Scale (Original version) Developed in 1971 by T. Theodore Fujita of the University of ChicagoA NOAA Storm Prediction Center resource
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Online Tornado FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about TornadoesStorm Prediction Center, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Norman, OK, USA. Recommended by Resources for College Libraries.
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Poplar Bluff Tornado, May 9, 1927From: History of Butler County Missouri, by David Bruce Deem, Probate Judge, Butler County, MO
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Satellites Capture Record U.S. Tornado Activity (April, 2011)NOAA information regarding the April 2011 tornado outbreak
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Super Outbreak of 2011Encyclopedia Britannica, Super Outbreak of 2011, primary contributor: John P. Rafferty
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Tornado: Historic Tornado OutbreaksA Weather Channel resource
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TornadoChaser.netPersonal page for Storm chaser 'Tornado' Tim Baker
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Tornado cluster sizes skyrocket, and no one knows whyLiveScience, By Laura Geggel Senior Writer Published December 06, 2016
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Tornadoes (Ready.Gov)A FEMA resource
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Tornado Publications: a Selected BibliographyA NOAA Miami Regional Library Disaster Information Series publication
Joplin Tornado, May 22, 2011
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EF-5 Joplin MO Tornado May 22 2011Video footage from stormchasers Jeff and Kathryn Piotrowski
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Joplin Tornado EF5 Missouri May 22nd KSNF Channel 16 Tower Camera CoverageVideo footage of the EF-5 Joplin tornado
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May 22, 2011 Joplin, MO Tornado StudyNIST, Briefing for NCST Advisory Committee
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National Geographic - Witness: Joplin TornadoNational Geographic
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5:41 : Stories from the Joplin TornadoCall Number: SBU BOL Book 977.872 T851ISBN: 0615516114Publication Date: 2011 -
Joplin [videorecording] : storm chasing the May 22, 2011 EF-5 tornado : a veritable story of selfless courage and survivialCall Number: DVD 363.34923 J744Publication Date: 2011
Subject Guide
Coleen Rose
Contact:
Harriett K. Hutchens Library
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613
417-328-1631
Waterspouts & 'Fire' Tornadoes
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A waterspout is a whirling column of air and water mistA NOAA resource
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How Fire Tornadoes WorkA HowStuffWorks resource
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WaterspoutsAn OceanToday NOAA video
February 29, 2012 - Tornado event in Branson, MO
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Leap Year Tornado 2012 Branson-Hollister-Taney County Missouri"On the ground damage assessment footage from Branson along 76 Country Boulevard first then into Mt Branson Area along E Hwy 76. Footage then moves to overhead assessments by helicopter of the damage path." -- Video description.
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Branson Tornado Path 3D Flyover TourA movie created by YouTube user marsradio using information published by the National Weather Service in Springfield, MO about the February 29, 2012 Kimberling City - Branson - Kissee Mills Tornado. The resulting kmz file produced by the National Weather Service was used to render a 3D flyover using Google Earth.