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	Miami Tornado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Miami Tornado was the tornado event that occurred on May 12, 1997.
		The tornado was at the high end of the F1 category on the Fujita scale, with winds of about 100 mph.
		While hurricanes are often seen as the biggest weather threat to Miami, tornadoes are relatively common in South Florida, although the vast majority of the tornadoes that strike Miami-Dade County are small, relatively weak F0 or F1 tornadoes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miami_Tornado (259 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: MIAMI, TX
		Miami, the county seat of Roberts County, is on U.S. Highway 60 between Canadian and Pampa in the southeastern part of the county.
		Miami holds a National Cow Calling Contest every June in the city park; the contest was begun in 1949 as part of the town's annual Old Settlers' Reunion.
		Miami, living up to its name, has continued to advertise itself as the "Sweetheart of the Plains." In 1991 it was an incorporated town reporting a population of 661 and thirty-seven businesses.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/hlm62.html (583 words)

	CNN - Tornado startles Miami's waterfront - May 12, 1997
		MIAMI (CNN) -- Slashing across one of the nation's most famous waterfronts, a tornado Monday afternoon stunned residents in Miami -- generating more awe than damage.
		Local television crews captured the towering funnel cloud as it touched down on the southwest edge of Miami.
		Spewing debris in its wake, the tornado blew through downtown then swirled over Biscayne Bay near the city's port, at one point side swiping a cruise ship.
	www.cnn.com /WEATHER/9705/12/miami.tornado (242 words)

	State: Line of storms sweeps state, spawns twisters
		MIAMI -- A tornado slammed a northwestern Miami neighborhood Thursday, damaging buildings, toppling trees and injuring several people, Fire-Rescue officials said.
		A tornado touched down briefly near the Naples airport in southwest Florida and caused minor damage to roofs and trees, but there were no reports of injuries, officials said.
		At least two tornadoes briefly touched down in southwest Miami-Dade County near the Everglades, but there were no reports of damage or injuries from either.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/03/28/news_pf/State/Line_of_storms_sweeps.shtml (345 words)

	Hazardous Weather - Tornadoes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Tornado climatology shows us that strong to violent tornadoes are just as likely to occur after midnight as they are in the afternoon.
		Often tornadoes form in showers that move inland with the west coast or east coast sea breeze.
		When a tornado warning is issued, or a tornado is imminent, move to a small interior room away from windows.
	www.floridadisaster.org /hwa03/tornado.htm (1247 words)

	National Weather Service Forecast Office - Miami, Florida
		Miami National Weather Service Forecast Office (WFO) meteorologists determined that the path of the tornado was approximately 1/3 mile (600 yards) wide and about 4 miles long with the greatest damage being F2 on the Fujita Scale (113 to 157 mph).
		The widest portion of the tornado was estimated at one third mile with the maximum intensity of F2 (113-157 mph) on the Fujita Tornado Damage Scale.
		The width of this tornado was only about 1/8 mile and the worst damage in Miami-Dade County was F1 on the Fujita scale (a moderate tornado with winds of 73 to 112 mph) but only F0 (a gale tornado with winds estimated from 40 to 72 mph) in Broward County.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /mfl/newpage/libertytornado/libertytornado.html (916 words)

	JS Online: Miami Tornado Kills One, Injures Eight
		MIAMI - Tornadoes and violent storms that ripped across the state killed a Liberty City man in his living room, injured eight people at an Ocala golf course restaurant and flooded a Gainesville community college with 1{ feet of water.
		The Miami tornado was an F2 on the Fugita scale, which ranks the strength of tornadoes on a scale ranging from F0 as the weakest to F5 as an extremely damaging storm, said meteorologist Wayne Colin with the National Weather Service in Miami.
		One tornado touched down briefly near the Naples airport in southwestern Florida and caused minor damage to roofs and trees, but there were no reported injuries, officials said.
	www.jsonline.com /news/nat/ap/mar03/ap-florida-tornado032803.asp (652 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		As for the strongest tornado, this is one of the tornadoes that hit the suburbs of Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999.
		Tornado researcher Joshua Wurman of the University of Oklahoma, using a Doppler radar mounted on a truck, measured a wind of 318 mph in the tornado as it was passing over Moore, Okla. Ordinary wind instruments blow away or are broken long before winds reach these kinds of speeds.
		The eastern tornado was rated an F-4 and the western one probably reached F-5 strength on the Fujita scale at least briefly.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/askjack/watorhty.htm (4632 words)

	List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These are some significant tornadoes and tornado outbreaks that have occurred around the globe over the past few centuries.
		Illinois Tornado Outbreak of 1996 (April 19-21, 1996)
		Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005 (November 12, 2005)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_tornadoes_and_tornado_outbreaks (285 words)

	TORNADO -- Miami, FL -- Monday, May 12, 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This is a very rare occurrence for Downtown Miami-- for whatever reason, tornadoes tend to avoid large objects, such as buildings, because there is something about such objects that may interfere with the formation of the tornado.
		This tornado was unusual, in that it stayed on the ground for a lengthy time-- three minutes, before it dissipated.
		But the area is still not out of danger yet-- the area is still under a general tornado watch, because the conditions are still very ripe for the formation of further storms.
	www.moreweather.com /personal/weather/tornbc6.html (560 words)

	Spin cycle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		As evidence in the Nashville tornado of 1999, the Oklahoma City tornadoes of May 1999 and the Miami tornado of 1998, tornadoes can and will at some point hit a congested downtown city.
		• 69 percent of tornadoes are classified as weak, with winds less than 110 mph, a lifetime of less than 20 minutes and accountable for less than 3 percent of tornado deaths.
		• 2 percent of tornadoes are classified as violent, with winds between 205 and 300 mph, can exceed an hour in duration and are responsible for 70 percent of all tornado deaths.
	www.intakeweekly.com /articles/7/022444-4857-P.html (1524 words)

	Miami Escort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		June 17 - Exhumation miami escort of US President Zachary Taylor to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenic poisoning, instead of acute gastrointestinal illness.
		It is the first tornado in 20 years to make a direct new orleans escort hit on a major city.
		June 30 - Costas portland escort Simitis is elected President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Greece.
	escort.hostrim.com /miami-escort.html (751 words)

	Israel Accepts Road Map
		The second was in Hoover at 35 N. and 100 W. The third was 10 WNW Needmore at 34 N., for the division of the land, and 102 W., for divine division.
		The third tornado was at 34 N., for the division of the land.
		After the tornado in Miami, Texas last night, an explosion occurred in the SS Norway in a Miami port.
	www.biblenews1.com /history3/20030525.htm (1524 words)

	Tornado skips across Miami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		MIAMI - From the roof of the downtown police station, Officer Leo Carilo watched Monday afternoon's tornado lurch closer and closer.
		The tornado swept past the station and Miami's high-rise condominiums, smashing windows and damaging roofs and cars in a two-mile path as people scrambled for cover.
		But tornadoes are infrequent in south Florida, a place better known for gusty thunderstorms and waterspouts.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/wtmiami.htm (669 words)

	Commerce Department Awards Bronze Medal to NWS Weather Forecast Office in Miami
		The single death was the first caused by a tornado in Miami-Dade County since 1925 when five people were killed by an F2 tornado.
		for northeast Miami-Dade County, 20 minutes in advance (national tornado warning lead time average is 12 minutes) of the first touchdown and 51 minutes in advance of the tornado that produced the fatality.
		In total, the Miami WFO issued nine Tornado Warnings, covering 13 counties with an average warning lead-time of 23 minutes.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /releases2004/dec04/noaa04-r299-53.html (444 words)

	TORNADO -- Miami, FL -- Monday, May 12, 1997
		A towering tornado ripped its way through the middle of Miami, Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach right after lunch Monday, smashing cars and windows, tossing trees skyward and scaring the dickens out of thousands of people who were transfixed by the uncanny sight.
		The tornado toppled ancient oaks and ficus trees right and left in Lummus Park, the city's oldest, a park since 1909, and it turned a construction trailer over on its side at the neighboring Park Towers apartments.
		Toll-takers on the Venetian Causeway were in their booths as the tornado swept through just yards away, tearing into trees at a small public park at water's edge.
	www.moreweather.com /personal/weather/torherald.html (1166 words)

	Jia Wei's Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A few days ago my dad showed me a picture of a tornado that whipped through Miami.The tornado looms over the skyline of Miami.
		I turned on the tap, as the water was running down the hose, the water went into the hose just like the movement of a tornado.
		It was moving in the shape of a funnel.
	www.kids-space.org /story_97/_0597/Jia-Wei.html (234 words)

	Photographs of Miami, TX Tornado 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Tornado on the Prarie Near Miami, TX 5/28/94
		This shows the tornado at around 8:15 PM CDT with John Monteverdi video taping it.
		Since the tornado caused no damage to structures and never passed into an urban area, it was given the lowest F-scale rating of F0.
	tornado.sfsu.edu /geosciences/StormChasing/cases/Miami/Miami1.html (144 words)

	Photographs of Miami, TX Tornado 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The tornado (view to due west) formed at around 8PM CDT and was about 8 kilometers away from the camera at this point.
		Rope-stage of Tornado on the Prarie Near Miami, TX 5/28/94
		This photo (view to northwest)shows the tornado at around 8:18 CDT in a weakening state just prior to the large picture above.
	tornado.sfsu.edu /geosciences/StormChasing/cases/Miami/Miami.html (227 words)

	Charlie Ogletree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Around the same time that he made the move to the West Coast he competed in the 1992 US Olympic Team Trials, placing sixth in the 470 Men’s event.
		In 1993 he and Johnny Lovell, who he had known from the college sailing circuit, sailed their first Tornado regatta together – the Miami OCR.
		At the 1996 Olympic Regatta they finished eighth out of 20 Tornado teams in Savannah.
	www.ussailing.org /olympics/OlympicGames/2004/Tornado/CharlieO.asp (367 words)

	tornadoes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Here are some of the more spectacular pictures of tornadoes that I was able to find out there.
		Tornado Silhouetted against the sky, also the cover for the Twister movie I believe.
		Picture of a tornado descending onto the ground.
	www.hprcc.unl.edu /nebraska/tornadoes-NDS99photos.html (109 words)

	Church World Service Emergency Response Program
		The Miami tornado--an F2 on the Fugita scale with winds exceeding 113 mph-was part of a storm system that also dumped an estimated 4 to 6 inches of rain in about two hours in northeast Miami-Dade County, causing some street and highway flooding.
		Another tornado touched down briefly near the Naples airport in southwestern Florida and caused minor damage to roofs and trees, but there were no reports of injuries.
		CWS Disaster Response and Recovery Liaison (DRRL) Lesli Remaly, a Miami resident who has been working with local clergy and community groups in Kentucky this week in response to February storms and flooding, is returning to Miami today to begin assessing the situation with particular focus on Liberty City.
	www.cwserp.org /reportview.php?entry=370 (294 words)

	Cool tornado pictures - The Lounge
		Miami Dolphins Marino, Shula, Z. Thomas, 17-0 1972, Superbowl Champions 72, 73
		Miami Hurricanes NCAA Champions 83, 87, 89, 91, 01
		Not only was there a tornado in the rear view, but so was the girl I had a serious crush on.
	www.finheaven.com /boardvb2/showthread.php?t=40876 (239 words)

	Legislative Matter
		Recognizes the amount of $218,000 recently received from the Department of Community Affairs for home repairs and authorizes and directs the County Manager to request additional appropriations or other assistance from the State of Florida to be used for repair of the areas affected by the tornado.
		Authorizes and directs the County Manager and Miami-Dade Housing Agency to receive and utilize one hundred and twenty-eight (128) Section 8 vouchers allocated by USHUD for the residents in the impacted area and to determine each resident's eligibility to receive a voucher as expeditiously as possible.
		Directs the County Manager to create an expedited Urban Infill Program in the affected area, which includes, but is not limited to expedited permitting and a waiver of water and sewer connection fees.
	co.miami-dade.fl.us /govaction/matter.asp?matter=031025&file=false&... (959 words)

	Sailing World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		From the Ultimate 20 to the J/35, five widely available used boats that provide a lot of bang for the buck and, often, a shortcut to the silver.
		Olympic silver medalists John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree dominated the Tornado class at the OCR.
		A survey of the latest and greatest gadgets from the Miami International Boat Show, plus a preview of the J/124.
	www.sailingworld.com /toc.jsp?ID=36841&typeID=421&catID=0 (463 words)

	Urban Disasters - UrbanPlanet.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		EXCELLENT pic of that funnel cloud though, A-W-E-S-O-M-E. By the way Pittsburgh had a SEVERE tornado for the first time in 200 years a few years ago, and where did it strike, right downtown and on the Mt. Washington vistas.
		It was the last tornado to kill more than 100 people in the United States.
		Ironically, on the 50th anniversary of that tornado, several tornadoes formed in the Flint area, one of which passed dangerously close to my house.
	www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=3417 (527 words)

	Team Tornado Motorsports
		Team Tornado is a group of online racers who compete using Papyrus' Nascar Racing 2003 PC Game.
		The other two Team Tornado rookies, Cam and Gene were finally able to finish a full race in HAL this week at Spartan.
		With Rex taking this week off(still enjoying his last win), Bill, Gene and Cam started the race for Team Tornado, and all were looking for a good clean race.
	www.team-tornado.com /index.php (610 words)

	New York Institute of Photography - Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A few months ago he submitted this picture of a tornado in Miami for his NYI assignment in photojournalism.
		We have written before that spot-news photographs are often acceptable to editors even though they aren't technically perfect - that is, not perfect in focus, exposure, lighting, etc. - provided they capture a reasonably clear image of the event.
		What makes Art's picture of this tornado so special is that it not only captures the event, but also is technically excellent.
	www.nyip.com /tips/archives/review0498.html (910 words)

	Tornado Tournament Rods Incorporated - Miami, FL, 33155-4437 - Citysearch
		Tornado Tournament Rods Incorporated - Miami, FL, 33155-4437 - Citysearch
		Miami's funky Lincoln Road shopping strip is home to bookstores, vintage clothing warehouses and prime celeb-sighting cafes.
		Make sure your wedding gift doesn't get lost in the shuffle: Wander off the registry and find the happy couple a unique gift that they won't want to return.
	miami.citysearch.com /profile/2520737 (158 words)

	FPL crews restore service in wake of Miami-Dade tornado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		FPL crews restore service in wake of Miami-Dade tornado
		Florida Power and Light Company reports service restoration in the wake of Thursday evening's tornado in northern Miami Dade County continues to progress toward completion by midnight for the majority of homes and businesses capable of accepting power.
		Stay away from downed lines and debris - you might not see a power line that could still be energized.
	www.fpl.com /news/2003/contents/03033.shtml (269 words)

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