{"id":34914,"date":"2022-05-31T13:27:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/?p=34914"},"modified":"2022-05-31T13:27:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:27:20","slug":"noaa-survey-allows-residents-to-report-tornado-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2022\/05\/31\/noaa-survey-allows-residents-to-report-tornado-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA survey allows residents to report tornado experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma residents are no strangers to tornadoes, especially this time of year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As storm season continues, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NOAA NSSL) are spreading the word about a new online survey that allows people to anonymously report their experiences with tornadoes. The survey, called Tornado Tales, will be used to understand how communities receive, interpret and respond to information about tornadoes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the survey, users are asked about their responses to tornado warnings and watches issued by NOAA \u2014 responses like safety preparations and sheltering. The organization hopes to use the information to identify areas where warning messages aren\u2019t getting people to choose safer and effective tornado strategies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project coordinator Justin Sharpe, a research scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations at the University of Oklahoma and the NOAA NSSL, said in a press release analyzing peoples\u2019 responses will help improve weather communications.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUnderstanding people\u2019s experiences gives scientists a much better picture of where research is needed, whether it\u2019s research to improve safety messages or to assess the need for local changes, such as developing reasonable shelter options,\u201d Sharpe said in the release.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers aim to make Tornado Tales a citizen science tool that can help meteorologists understand what people really do when a tornado may be on the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To take the survey, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=8dVHgYh7GDK85HGQJ1OkIlVYRIhYKqxEDM8Z54AoNWs7CdQdBelLWQneBrEGwgYkXhIaJd-2FcFN4kyWDALwUn7w-3D-3D7K1i_27HNMEN-2F9sMgXciadd5oluOl6r5OqfHzrzh-2BgLAsd95-2FkIL8orcmUwYnHZIxj1ITmwmMlZAfHKm-2FvHTKZLqBk8t49mxQ84fW9gBjFS1ZN0XO0UU0icr7J1E9KW1R32PGHKndmOKr0oySId760bpslsjBPhLZ1cOZKGnax0yvBoQ3n300XmEAnLaFvyywsLnmRSvyRGYKSR-2Bsklw5abpAy4hvIfWR4V-2FetuxYhFZjj48qtWxwJ-2FGBzCcoahq13n2i-2FaaTZQ8ZaAo93kC478BTNMsSRS-2BV-2FSSmksQcJV5ao7fiyyuK5c6K96PgymvX7sqNIxoA29EbvyIdRKHX580womag8K4-2BhVc-2BgYb85P6h8B6hlfI22N2BAEFv7e-2BAHt7wwcAhYigW-2F5C4LWqM6RLT-2FQ-3D-3D__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!-roBMEX26K2gpVa4cBz3jSESJ2dQIdZfVstjLKW_CTkF5Yy6pcH_7etKJp7VbOU97SNbMxKjR3q4yPIvGw_W-ZrO$\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit this link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma residents are no strangers to tornadoes, especially this time of year.\u00a0As storm season continues, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NOAA NSSL) are spreading the word about a new online survey that allows people to anonymously report their experiences with tornadoes. 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