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Deadly tornado year tests science and warning limits
A sweeping assessment notes 2011 storms killed hundreds, with Joplin and Alabama storms driving the toll. Factors include urban sprawl, mobile homes, timing of twisters, and human response to warnings while researchers weigh La Nina and climate variability.
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Washington
Midwest
Joplin
National Weather Service
Walker Ashley
Northern Illinois University
Tuscaloosa
LaRocca
Alabama
Marshall Shepherd
University of Georgia
Ashley
Jerry Brotzge
Center For Analysis & Prediction of Storms
University of Oklahoma
Brotzge
Iowa
Minnesota
Springfield
Oklahoma
Nebraska
St. Louis
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Gulf
Jack Hayes
Howard B. Bluestein