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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

10 Apr 1980

Page 4

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Apr 10, 1980

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4

Nebraska tops Central Southwest tornado sightings 1974 78

The article notes Nebraska reported 246 tornadoes in 1974–78, the highest in the Central Southwest region, followed by Oklahoma 182 and Iowa 141. It discusses warning methods, radio alerts, and safety guidance from civil defense official Bill Bjorenson.

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Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Bill Bjorenson Linn County Benton Buchanan Delaware Jones Cedar Johnson Brorenson Dubuque LaCrosse Wis Moline Ill Bjorenson Manson Algona Bjoren Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Missouri New Mexico National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce
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Tornado Warnings Save Lives Across Iowa and Indiana

A 1970s era emphasis on forewarning shows five minute alerts from a weather spotter saved shoppers in Algona on June 28 1979 and a Jordan family survived by sheltering under a workbench. A Hanover Indiana physics teacher warned students before a bus was nearly struck and all survived. Iowa tornado frequency is about once per 1000 years per location.

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