May 25th, 2011
2011 has been one of the most dangerous severe weather years in recent history, with over 400 fatalities to date and massive damage between the Southeast’s tornado outbreak in late April to the current spate of tornadoes that are devastating parts of the Midwest this week.
Dr. Greg Forbes, severe weather expert at The Weather Channel, offers his top 10 suggestions for keeping you and your family safe in the event of a tornado watch or warning:
- If you are in a manufactured (mobile) home, leave immediately and take shelter elsewhere.
- If you are in a frame house, seek shelter in the lowest level of your home (basement or storm cellar). If there is no basement, go to an inner hallway, a smaller inner room, or a closet. Keep away from all windows.
- You can cushion yourself with a mattress, but do not use it to cover yourself. Do cover your head and eyes with a blanket or jacket to protect against flying debris and broken glass. Don’t waste time moving mattresses around.
- Make sure you have a portable radio, preferably a NOAA weather radio for information, and your cell phone with you to be able to call 911 in the event you are trapped.
- Don’t try to leave a STURDY building (but do leave a mobile home) to “escape” a tornado. Multiple tornadoes can emerge from the same storm, so do not go out until the storm has passed.
- Keep your pet on a leash or in a carrier.
- If you are outside, try to get inside and seek a small protected space with no windows. Avoid large-span roof areas such as school gymnasiums, arenas, or shopping malls, and again, do not seek shelter in mobile homes.
- If you cannot get inside a sturdy building, lie flat, face down in a ditch or low-lying area and cover your head and neck with your arms or a piece of clothing.
- While driving: If the tornado is at a distance, stop and let it pass or try to drive away from it if time and roads permit. If it’s behind you, don’t try to outrun it. If flying debris occurs while you are driving, pull over and park. Now you have the following options: Stay in the car with the seat belt on, and put your head down below the windows, covering with your hands and a blanket if possible. Or, if you can safely get noticeably lower than the level of the roadway, exit your car and lie in that area, covering your head with your hands.
- Once you are in a safe location, call or text family members to make sure they seek shelter immediately.
For more severe weather safety tips, go to http://www.weather.com/ready/
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severe weather expert at The Weather Channel. He reports on dangerous
thunderstorm weather hazards such as tornadoes, damaging winds, floods and more.
My Hometown
Latrobe, PA
Education
B.S. in Meteorology,Pennsylvania State
University
M.S. and Ph.D., University of Chicago
Studied under Dr. T.
Theodore Fujita
Interests & Hobbies
In the 1999-2000 winter severe weather
‘off-season’ I was the forecaster in Sweden for a NASA project to measure the
North Polar ozone hole. I did collaborative research and consulting with the
National Weather Service in the United States and with the national weather
services in South Africa, Spain, and the Netherlands, where I watched a small
tornado go through my back yard. I also spent three summers performing studies
to improve lightning forecasting at the Kennedy Space Center.
Why did you choose Meteorology?
I developed an interest in the weather in
7th grade. My class studied a module on meteorology.
Awards & Accreditations
Co-authored and co-edited Natural and
Technological Disasters and Images in Weather Forecasting
from: http://www.weather.com/tv/personalities/Dr-Greg-Forbes.html
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Gregory S. Forbes was born in 1950 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_S._Forbes
using the number/letter grid:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Where:
A = 1 J = 1 S = 1
B = 2 K = 2 T = 2
C = 3 L = 3 U = 3
D = 4 M = 4 V = 4
E = 5 N = 5 W = 5
F = 6 O = 6 X = 6
G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7
H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8
I = 9 R = 9
Gregory S. Forbes
7957697 1 669251 80
his path of destiny / how he learns what he is here to learn = 80 = Dealing with the aftermath.
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using the number/letter grid:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Where:
A = 1 J = 1 S = 1
B = 2 K = 2 T = 2
C = 3 L = 3 U = 3
D = 4 M = 4 V = 4
E = 5 N = 5 W = 5
F = 6 O = 6 X = 6
G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7
H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8
I = 9 R = 9
Gregory S. Forbes
7 1 1
his true character and how he obtains his heart’s desire both = GS = 71 = Professional. Quality work. Good work. Profession. Vocation. Merit. Quality. Excellence. Inspiring work. Impressive. Doing a good job. Quality is job 1. A job well done. Good at what you do.
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