Wednesday night reports of at least 5 tornadoes swept through Arkansas and Mississippi. Six people were injured and brought to the hospital after their mobile homes were completely destroyed near Anguilla, Mississippi. A tornado blew down dozens of trees and powerlines while damaging several structures in Conehatta, Mississippi. According to Entergy, a power company, 12,592 customers in Mississippi and 1,981 in Arkansas were competely without power. In Tennessee, dozens of people were evacuated from their homes as storms swept through the area, six or seven homes reportedly were damaged. If not for weather warnings, there could have been more people injured and thankfully only six people were reported injured.
The United States leads the world in tornado hazards, about 1000 are recorded on land every year. Most occur in an area running from Texas through Kansas and Oklahoma called "Tornado Alley". The most damage and injuries occur usually when people live in mobile homes. It is important especially with people who live in mobile homes to seek tornado shelter. Taking an Engineering paradigm approach with forecasting and warning is extremely important during a storm hazard. Most national weather services distribute their warnings through media, internet, and radio. Forecasting warnings for tornadoes have a much smaller scale of time and distance, at most usually 2 to 3 hours.
Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/18/14531330-ark-miss-tornadoes-leave-thousands-without-power?lite
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