Alabama tornadoes: How lessons from deadly 2011 outbreak helps save lives after hundreds killed.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SMITHS STATION, Ala. — As the sirens sounded Sunday afternoon, alerting residents just before“When the sirens went off, that’s when we took cover,” Terryn told NBC News.
A tornado watch for Lee County was issued at 11:40 a.m. CST , with the first tornado warning issued at 1:58 p.m. CST. That warning was issued just five minutes before the first damage report in the county. “That April 2011 experience was really an eye-opener for the National Weather Service, in the sense that it was a very well forecast event … we were highlighting the magnitude of this event days in advance and yet 300 people lost their lives,” he said.“It really shined a light on how there’s much more that needs to be done from a National Weather Service perspective, but also a community perspective in terms of working together,” he said.
During a news conference Monday, Lee County Emergency Management Director Kathy Carson said she was “pretty sure” the sirens sounded warnings ahead of the tornado, but that both the weather service and the agency were increasingly reliant on sending targeted cellphone alerts to residents about tornadoes.
McCormick said the state also worked to upgrade its outdoor warning systems so that they would be able to target county areas being impacted by incoming storms.Experts recommend having a plan long before a tornado threat occurs, such as going to a basement, storm cellar or interior room away from windows and outside walls. People in mobile homes are encouraged to evacuate to community shelters.
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