Analysis of the 2011 Tornado Outbreaks
Distributed for American Meteorological Society
1. The 2011 Tornado Season in Historical Perspective
1.1 An Overview of the Season
1.2 How Much of an Outlier was 2011?
1.3 The Challenge for Researchers
1.4 Outline of the Book
2. Southeastern Vulnerability and the April 27–28 Tornado Outbreak
2.1 Introduction: A Record Outbreak in the Wrong Place?
2.2 Patterns of Vulnerability in the Southeast
2.3 Comparing Southeastern Vulnerabilities to Other Regions
2.4 Assessing the Record Outbreak
3. Extreme Vulnerability Versus Extreme Weather in the 2011 Season
3.1 Warning Regression Model
3.2 Do Fatalities Regressions Anticipate the 2011 Death Tolls?
3.3 Projecting Fatalities Using Damage and Injuries
4. Doppler Radar, Warnings, and Electric Power
4.1 Do Doppler Radar Effects Need To Be Revised?
4.2 Warnings and Power Outages
5. Recovery from Tornadoes
5.1 Disaster Impacts and Evidence on Recovery from Tornadoes
5.2 Population Change after Significant Tornadoes
5.3 Case Study: The Tri-State Tornado
5.4 Tornadoes and the Local Economy
6. Lessons Learned and the Path Forward
6.1 Societal Vulnerabilities Highlighted by the 2011 Season
6.2 Can the Danger from Violent Tornadoes Be Efficiently Reduced?