Mobile alerts and apps for emergency information
Government and private partners offer smartphone alert services for weather emergencies and threats. Apps from Weather Channel Red Cross and KS DOT provide real time road and weather updates while Journal-World offers city news in iPhone and Android formats.
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Federal Communications Commission
Weather.com
The
Red Cross
Redcross.org
Kansas Department of Transportation
Ksdot
Journal-World News
Common myths about tornadoes debunked myths
NOAA clarifies common tornado myths including safety near rivers and mountains, opening windows, urban strikes, driving to safety, overpasses, ditches, and tethering to structures. Officials warn no area is safe, use sturdy shelter, and avoid vehicles or overpasses during twisters.
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National Weather Service
Pat Slattery
National Weather Service Public Affairs
NOAA
The Tonganoxie Split myth and local weather lore
Community lore calls the Tonganoxie Split a weather myth that supposedly shields Kansas City area storms. Meteorologists call it a misconception, noting no evidence that hills or rivers alter tornado paths. Civilian anecdotes tie the tale to Chief Tonganoxie and a 2012 mystery novel.
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Kansas City
Tonganoxie
Topeka
Burnett’s Mound
Barjenbruch
Jim Moore
Shawnee
Hancock
Moore
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