Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak of November 9-11, 2002

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Weather Service,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NWS (National Weather Service)
• Description:
  "During the Veterans Day weekend of November 9-11, 2002, tornadoes struck 17 states from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast and from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. From Saturday afternoon, November 9, to the early morning hours of Monday, November 11, 2002, 76 tornadoes touched down. Twelve of these tornadoes killed 36 people in five states. Due to the magnitude of this event, a service assessment team was formed to examine the warning and forecast services provided to emergency managers (EMs), government agencies, and the public. Service assessments provide a valuable contribution to ongoing efforts to improve the quality and timeliness of our products and services. Findings and recommendations from this assessment will improve techniques, products, services, and the information provided to the American public"--Preface.
• Content Notes:
  "March 2003."
  
  Also available online via the National Weather Service home page and the NOAA Central Library.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Analysis Evaluation Forecasting Tornadoes Tornado Warning Systems Weather Forecasting Tornado Warning Systems Weather Forecasting
• Series:
  Service assessment
• Document Type:
  Service Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  East (U.S.)
• Name as Subject:
  United States. National Weather Service. ; United States. National Weather Service.
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0785e9842a53e827f86dd4cc461f00b99ab60628832794b9c50cdceb4c18c677
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/6446/noaa_6446_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.73 MB ]