Guards Aid Tornado Hit Pierce City as Death Toll Rises
National Guardsmen from Missouri bound for Iraq return to Pierce City to help clean up after deadly tornadoes across Missouri Kansas and Tennessee with at least 40 deaths. Missouri deaths include a child's body near Pierce City and 18 total. Tennessee 15. Kansas seven. Federal disaster declarations released aid.
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Advances in Tornado Forecasting Cut Death Toll
Weather forecasters now use Doppler radar satellites and computer models to predict tornadoes. Improvements since the 1940s reduced annual deaths from over 500 to about 50–60. Warnings begin with watches and progress to local advisories as storms develop. The Doppler radar upgrade and Gulf moisture plus jet stream dynamics drive accurate forecasts.
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