PRESS RELEASE
As part of an ongoing company-funded research study of tornadic risk assessment, by means of the Site Assessment of Tornado Threat (SATT) software, VorTek has determined the rankings of the top twenty tornado-prone cities for the month of February. It is especially noteworthy that seven Florida cities ranked in the top twenty for February. Lake County, Florida is situated 30 miles northwest of one of the cities (Orlando) and 70 miles northeast of another (Tampa). The rankings, based on National Weather Service data from 1950 through 2007, are as follows:
|
Rank |
State |
ACF (%) |
Disturbed Land Area (Acres) |
|
1 |
St. Louis, MO |
.001264 |
102 |
|
2 |
Pasadena, TX |
.001243 |
100 |
|
3 |
Shreveport, LA |
.01009 |
81 |
|
4 |
Orlando, FL |
.00972 |
78 |
|
5 |
Nashville, TN |
.00918 |
74 |
|
6 |
Houston, TX |
.00680 |
55 |
|
7 |
Atlanta, GA |
.00645 |
52 |
|
8 |
Little Rock, AR |
.00543 |
44 |
|
9 |
Jackson, MS |
.00538 |
43 |
|
10 |
Hollywood, FL |
.00430 |
35 |
|
11 |
Pembroke Pines, FL |
.00429 |
34 |
|
12 |
Lafayette, LA |
.00417 |
34 |
|
13 |
Hialeah, FL |
.00363 |
29 |
|
14 |
Montgomery, AL |
.00340 |
27 |
|
15 |
Miami, FL |
.00310 |
25 |
|
16 |
Tampa, FL |
.00309 |
25 |
|
17 |
Knoxville, TN |
.00295 |
24 |
|
18 |
Memphis, TN |
.00291 |
23 |
|
19 |
Coral Springs, FL |
.00272 |
22 |
|
20 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
.00247 |
20 |
The Annual Coverage Fraction (ACF) represents the average fraction of land area within a 20-mile radius of the city disturbed by tornadoes during February for the 58-year period from 1950 through 2007. The "Disturbed Land Area" represents the average number of acres of land within a 20-mile radius of the city disturbed by tornadoes during February for the same 58-year period.
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