Brief Report
Feb 1978

Tornadoes: State of Knowledge

Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 104, Issue 2

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Tornadoes in the United States in the average of recent years have brought death to more then 100 persons, significant injury to 25 times that number, and property damage near $300,000,000. This note outlines meteorologists. present vision of the tornado phenomenon as a matter of special interest to engineers concerned with design for protection.

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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 104Issue 2February 1978
Pages: 352 - 357

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Published in print: Feb 1978
Published online: Feb 1, 2021

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Edwin Kessler
Dir., National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Norman, Okla.

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