Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is author and researcher Kati Wylie Ray. Tonight we learn about and discuss the devastating F4 tornado that struck Poplar Bluff, Missouri on May 9th, 1927. She's been on the Board of the Poplar Bluff Museum since 2001, and has been involved with the Butler County Historical Society since 1999. She started researching the people who died in this tornado in 2017 and has written a book about the event. Kati, welcome to the show!
Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives. Welcome back, Bruce!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
- Memorial for Poplar Bluff MO 1927 tornado (08:30)
- 98th anniversary of 1927 Poplar Bluff MO tornado (12:45)
- Tornado distance and path it took through Poplar Bluff (31:00)
- Opening windows and pressure equalization fallacy when preparing for an imminent tornado (36:50)
- Artifact collection from the tornado (50:45)
- Origins of funding to rebuild Poplar Bluff after the tornado (57:00)
- Differences in how fast news was spread and the mechanisms in the 1920s compared to today (59:20)
- Origins of the National Weather Service (01:03:00)
- May 5, 1933 Helena Alabama tornado (01:09:00)
- Emergency medicine in the 1920s (01:10:00)
- Mass exodus at the NWS (01:30:30)
- Bruce Jones/Midland Weather Radio (01:42:25)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:17:40)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:19:35)
- E-Mail Segment (01:21:35)
- and more!
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Kati Wylie Ray - Poplar Bluff History Museum
Bruce Jones - Flightradar24 App for iOS and Android
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James Aydelott - Dual Pol Images of the 5/3/99 Moore F5 Tornado
Jen Narramore - May 31st, 1985 Great Lakes Tornado Outbreak - Tornado Talk
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Troy Kimmel - Amid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safety
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