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Storm and Tornado Links

This list is updated on a regular basis courtesy of University of Missouri Extension in southwest Missouri and the Southwest Region News Service.

Make a change or addition to list: e-mail David Burton

Missouri State Emergency Management Agency: http://sema.dps.mo.gov/SevereStormsMarch2006.htm.

Community Emergency Management Program (University of Missouri)

Storm Recovery News Stories from Extension (Southwest Missouri)

Tornado Preparedness from the Red Cross (in Spanish also)

SEMA Daily Situation Reports (Tornado Impact and Response)

SEMA Storm maps: http://sema.dps.mo.gov/SevereStormsMarch2006.htm

Evacuation Plans & Procedures: www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/index.html

State Emergency Management Agency: (http://sema.dps.mo.gov)

Online tornado FAQ: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): http://www.fema.gov

Individual Assistance Available (FEMA)

 

Response and Recovery Publications (FEMA)

FEMA Safe Room Resources:

http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/index.shtm

FEMA 320 Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room Inside Your House: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/FEMA_320.shtm

FEMA How-To Series (with diagrams):

http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/shplans/

TornadoProject.com: http://www.tornadoproject.com/safety/shelters.htm

USDA Storm Cellar Plans: http://extension.missouri.edu/swregion/news/storm/Plan6209StormCellar.pdf

Shelter Comparisons & Manufacturers: http://www.tornadoproject.com/safety/moreonshelters.htm#top

Check out this website (the Humane Society) for information regarding animals during disasters: http://www.hsus.org/ace/18730

Springfield/Greene Co. Health Department

DNR Storm Damage Cleanup Guide - Download as pdf

MU Extension Tornado recovery and relief stories available in a 41-page .pdf packet that is easy to print off and use. To download the packet, click HERE.

Links for disaster preparedness for those with disabilities as recommended by the Southwest Center for Independent Living.

• Disability Preparedness (www.disastersrus.org)

• Disaster Preparedness Resources for Persons with Disabilities (www.jik.com/disaster.html)

• Emergency Evacuation Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities (www.cdihp.org/products.html)

• Nobody Left Behind (www.nobodyleftbehind2.org)

• Prepare (www.prepare.org)

• Proactive Solutions NOT Reactive Responses (www.mcguireassociatesinc.com)

SPANISH LANGUAGE RESOURCES:

Lighting flyer

Tornado flyer

Flood response information from University of Missouri Extension

This list is updated on a regular basis courtesy of University of Missouri Extension in southwest Missouri and the Southwest Region News Service.